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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the disclosure of certain fees by a landlord. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 92, Property Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 92.0115 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 92.0115. DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN FEES. (a) A fixed, |
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recurring fee other than rent for a dwelling that a landlord intends |
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to charge a tenant under a written lease must be disclosed by the |
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landlord to the tenant before a lease for the dwelling is signed by |
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the tenant. Disclosure of the amount of a fee in a written lease or |
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an amendment to a written lease satisfies the requirement of this |
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subsection. |
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(b) A tenant is not obligated to pay a fee described by |
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Subsection (a) that is not disclosed as required by that |
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subsection. |
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(c) Nothing in this section may be construed to limit the |
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ability of a landlord and tenant to enter into an agreement during a |
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lease term under which the landlord charges a recurring fee to the |
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tenant for goods or services. |
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SECTION 2. Section 92.0115, Property Code, as added by this |
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Act, applies only to a fee under a lease entered into or renewed on |
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or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |