Texas Fair Housing Act

Overview

In this chapter: (1) "Aggrieved person" includes any person who: (A) claims to have been injured by a discriminatory housing practice; or (B) believes that the person will be injured by a discriminatory housing practice that is about to occur. (2) "Complainant" means a person, including the commission, that files a complaint under Section 301.081. (3) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 302, Sec. 4(3). (4) "Conciliation" means the informal negotiations among an aggrieved person, the respondent, and the commission to resolve issues raised by a complaint or by the investigation of the complaint. (5) "Conciliation agreement" means a written agreement resolving the issues in conciliation. (6) "Disability" means a mental or physical impairment that substantially limits at least one major life activity, a record of the impairment, or being regarded as having the impairment. The term does not include current illegal use or addiction to any drug or illegal or federally controlled substance and does not apply to an individual because of an individual's sexual orientation or because that individual is a transvestite. (7) "Discriminatory housing practice" means an act prohibited by

Sections covered

• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.001SHORT TITLE1 cite
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.0015TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.002PURPOSES3 cites
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.003DEFINITIONS1 cite
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.004FAMILIAL STATUS
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.0045RACIAL DISCRIMINATION BASED ON HAIR TEXTURE OR PROTECTIVE HAIRSTYLE
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.005CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.021SALE OR RENTAL1 cite
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.022PUBLICATION
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.023INSPECTION
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.024ENTRY INTO NEIGHBORHOOD
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.025DISABILITY4 cites
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.026RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE RELATED TRANSACTION
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.027BROKERAGE SERVICES
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.041CERTAIN SALES AND RENTALS EXEMPTED
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.042RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION, PRIVATE CLUB, AND APPRAISAL EXEMPTION
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.043HOUSING FOR ELDERLY EXEMPTED
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.044EFFECT ON OTHER LAW1 cite
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.062RULES
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.063COMPLAINTS
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.065REPORTS AND STUDIES
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.066COOPERATION WITH OTHER ENTITIES
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.067SUBPOENAS AND DISCOVERY
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.068REFERRAL TO MUNICIPALITY
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.069GIFTS AND GRANTS
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.070ACCESSIBILITY ASSISTANCE AND INFORMATION FOR LANDLORDS
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.081COMPLAINT
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.082ANSWER
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.083INVESTIGATION
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.084ADDITIONAL OR SUBSTITUTE RESPONDENT
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.085CONCILIATION
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.086TEMPORARY OR PRELIMINARY RELIEF
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.087INVESTIGATIVE REPORT
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.088REASONABLE CAUSE DETERMINATION
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.089CHARGE
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.090LAND USE LAW
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.091DISMISSAL
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.092PENDING CIVIL TRIAL
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.093ELECTION OF JUDICIAL DETERMINATION
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.111ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.112ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES1 cite
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.113EFFECT OF COMMISSION ORDER
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.114LICENSED OR REGULATED BUSINESS
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.115ORDER IN PRECEDING FIVE YEARS
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.131ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTION FOR ENFORCEMENT
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.132PATTERN OR PRACTICE CASE
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.133SUBPOENA ENFORCEMENT
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.151CIVIL ACTION
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.152COURT-APPOINTED ATTORNEY
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.153RELIEF GRANTED1 cite
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.154EFFECT OF RELIEF GRANTED
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.155INTERVENTION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.156PREVAILING PARTY1 cite
• Tex. Prop. Code § 301.171INTIMIDATION OR INTERFERENCE