Arlington has no city-specific tenant anti-harassment ordinance. Tenants rely on Texas Property Code §92.0081 prohibiting lockouts and utility shutoffs and §92.331 banning retaliation for repair requests, plus federal Fair Housing Act protections against discriminatory harassment.
Unlike California and New York cities that enacted detailed tenant anti-harassment ordinances with private rights of action, Arlington defers to state law. Texas Property Code §92.0081 forbids landlord lockouts without judicial process and §92.008 bars unlawful utility shutoffs. Section 92.331 prohibits retaliation within six months of a tenants good-faith repair request, complaint to a code official, or organizing activity. Texas Property Code §92.0091 also limits city authority to impose new tenant-protection mandates resembling rent control. Discriminatory harassment based on protected class remains actionable through HUD and the Texas Workforce Commission Civil Rights Division.
Illegal lockouts trigger one months rent plus 1000 dollars under §92.0081. Retaliation triggers one months rent plus 500 dollars and attorneys fees under §92.333. Discriminatory harassment carries HUD penalties.
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