Texas Property Code treats bed bug infestations as a habitability defect; Arlington landlords must remediate within seven days of written notice or tenants may pursue statutory remedies.
Arlington has no city-specific bed bug ordinance, but Texas Property Code Chapter 92 requires landlords to repair conditions materially affecting health and safety, which courts and Tarrant County Public Health interpret to include bed bug infestations not caused by the tenant. After written notice, landlords generally have seven days to begin remediation. Tarrant County Public Health offers educational guidance but does not treat units. Tenants who self-treat without notice risk losing remedies. Hotel infestations are inspected by TCPH after complaints under Texas Health and Safety Code provisions on lodging sanitation.
Failure to remediate after proper notice can support tenant repair-and-deduct, lease termination, statutory damages, and one month's rent plus $500 under Property Code §92.0563.
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