77R12420 AJA-D By Davis of Dallas H.B. No. 2186 Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2186: By Dukes C.S.H.B. No. 2186 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to charges assessed by a landlord under a commercial 1-3 lease. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Chapter 93, Property Code, is amended by adding 1-6 Section 93.004 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 93.004. ASSESSMENT OF CHARGES. (a) A landlord may not 1-8 assess a charge, excluding a charge for rent or physical damage to 1-9 the leased premises, to a tenant unless the amount of the charge or 1-10 the method by which the charge is to be computed is stated in the 1-11 lease, an exhibit or attachment that is part of the lease, or an 1-12 amendment to the lease. 1-13 (b) This section does not affect a landlord's right to 1-14 assess a charge or obtain a remedy allowed under a statute or 1-15 common law. 1-16 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001, and 1-17 applies only to a commercial lease entered into or renewed or 1-18 extended on or after that date.