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This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - A landlord's duty to repair only applies to conditions that materially affect a tenant's physical health and safety. - A tenant's 'repair and deduct' remedy is capped at the greater of one month's rent or $500. - The legal name for an eviction lawsuit in Texas is a 'forcible entry and detainer' suit, filed in JP court. - After a legal lockout for non-payment of rent, a landlord must provide the tenant a new key 24/7, even if the rent has not been paid. - A landlord is presumed to be retaliating if they take negative action within six months of a tenant lawfully requesting repairs. For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep