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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to prohibiting an increase in the rent before the end of a |
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lease term of a tenant residing in a development supported with a |
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low income housing tax credit allocation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2306.6738(a), Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a development owner of a |
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development supported with a housing tax credit allocation may not: |
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(1) lock out or threaten to lock out any person |
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residing in the development except by judicial process unless the |
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exclusion results from: |
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(A) a necessity to perform bona fide repairs or |
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construction work; or |
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(B) an emergency; [or] |
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(2) seize or threaten to seize the personal property |
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of any person residing in the development except by judicial |
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process unless the resident has abandoned the premises; or |
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(3) except as provided under the terms of a voucher |
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program under Section 8, United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 |
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U.S.C. Section 1437f), or a similar rental subsidy program, |
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increase the rent paid by a person residing in the development |
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during the duration of the person's lease agreement. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2306.6738, Government Code, as amended |
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by this Act, applies to a lease agreement 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. |