A person may recover from a landlord who violates this chapter:
(1) actual damages;
(2) a civil penalty in an amount equal to two months' rent and $500; and
(3) reasonable attorney's fees and costs.
Tex. Prop. Code § 94.301
TENANT'S REMEDIES
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 801, Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.