Amend CSHB 557 as follows:
(1) On page 16, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following:
(c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a real estate mortgage
lienholder who acquires title by foreclosure.
(2) On page 18, line 4, between "subdivision" and the
semicolon, insert ", including a municipality".
(3) On page 19, between lines 24 and 25, insert a new
Section 94.155 to read as follows:
Sec. 94.155. CASUALTY LOSS. (a) If a condition results from
an insured casualty loss, such as fire, smoke, hail, explosion, or
a similar cause, the period for repair does not begin until the
landlord receives the insurance proceeds.
(b) If after a casualty loss the leased premises are as a
practical matter totally unusable for the purposes for which the
premises were leased and if the casualty loss is not caused by the
negligence or fault of the tenant, a member of the tenant's family,
or a guest or invitee of the tenant, either the landlord or the
tenant may terminate the lease by giving written notice to the
other any time before repairs are completed. If the lease is
terminated, the tenant is entitled only to a pro rata refund of
rent from the date the tenant moves out and to a refund of any
security deposit otherwise required by law.
(c) If after a casualty loss the leased premises are
partially unusable for the purposes for which the premises were
leased and if the casualty loss is not caused by the negligence or
fault of the tenant, a member of the tenant's family, or a guest or
invitee of the tenant, the tenant is entitled to reduction in the
rent in an amount proportionate to the extent the premises are
unusable because of the casualty, but only on judgment of a county
or district court. A landlord and tenant may agree otherwise in a
written lease.
(4) On page 19, line 25, strike "94.155" and substitute
"94.156".
(5) On page 21, line 14, strike "94.156" and substitute
"94.157".
(6) On page 21, line 17, strike "94.156" and substitute
"94.157".
(7) On page 21, line 19, strike "94.158" and substitute
"94.159".
(8) On page 22, line 2, strike "94.156" and substitute
"94.157".
(9) On page 22, line 3, strike "94.158" and substitute
"94.159".
(10) On page 22, line 4, strike "94.156" and substitute
"94.157".
(11) On page 22, line 5, strike "94.155" and substitute
"94.156".
(12) On page 22, line 27 through page 23, line 1, strike
"and the duty has not been waived by the tenant in a written lease
agreement".
(13) On page 25, line 21, strike "94.157" and substitute
"94.158".
(14) On page 25, line 22, strike "94.156" and substitute
"94.157".
(15) On page 27, line 11, strike "94.158" and substitute
"94.159".
(16) On page 27, line 12, strike "94.158" and substitute
"94.159".
(17) On page 27, line 15, strike "94.155" and substitute
"94.156".
(18) On page 27, line 25, strike "94.156" and substitute
"94.157".
(19) On page 28, line 14, strike "94.158" and substitute
"94.159".
(20) On page 28, line 17, strike "94.155" and substitute
"94.156".
(21) On page 28, line 27, strike "94.158" and substitute
"94.159".
(22) On page 29, line 1, strike "94.155" and substitute
"94.156".
(23) On page 29, line 25, strike "94.156" and substitute
"94.157".
(24) On page 30, line 3, strike "94.159" and substitute
"94.160".
(25) On page 30, line 21, strike "94.160" and substitute
"94.161".
(26) On page 30, line 25, strike "94.161" and substitute
"94.162".
(27) On page 31, line 11, strike "94.162" and substitute
"94.163".
(28) On page 32, strike lines 21-25, and substitute the
following:
(e) The court shall notify a tenant in writing of a default
judgment for possession by sending a copy of the judgment to the
leased premises by first class mail not later than 48 hours after
the entry of the judgment. In addition, the court shall send a
copy of the judgment to the owner of the manufactured home if the
tenant is not the owner and to any person who holds a lien on the
manufactured home if the court has been notified in writing of the
name and address of the owner and lienholder.
(29) On page 35, lines 12-14, strike "unless the decrease in
services is part of a pattern of service reductions in the entire
manufactured home community".
(30) On page 35, lines 15-16, strike ", except as part of a
community-wide rent increase".
(31) On page 36, line 10, strike "94.158" and substitute
"94.159".
(32) On page 36, line 19, between "rent" and "when" insert
"or other amounts due under the lease that in the aggregate equal
the amount of at least one month's rent".
(33) On page 38, line 23, between "this chapter" and "may"
insert ", excluding an action that would be permitted under Chapter
24,".
(34) On page 39, line 16, strike "Section 94.301" and
substitute "this subchapter".