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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the disposition of rental payments received by public |
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housing authorities from tenants. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 392, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 392.068 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 392.068. DISPOSITION OF RENTAL PAYMENTS. A housing |
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authority shall apply a rental payment received from a tenant to any |
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current or delinquent rent owed by the tenant before the authority |
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may apply the payment to other charges, fees, or expenses owed by |
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the tenant, including maintenance or utility charges. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |