1-1 By: Davis of Dallas (Senate Sponsor - Carona) H.B. No. 2186 1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House May 11, 2001; 1-3 May 11, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on Business 1-4 and Commerce; May 11, 2001, reported favorably by the following 1-5 vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 11, 2001, sent to printer.) 1-6 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-7 AN ACT 1-8 relating to charges assessed by a landlord under a commercial 1-9 lease. 1-10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-11 SECTION 1. Chapter 93, Property Code, is amended by adding 1-12 Section 93.004 to read as follows: 1-13 Sec. 93.004. ASSESSMENT OF CHARGES. (a) A landlord may not 1-14 assess a charge, excluding a charge for rent or physical damage to 1-15 the leased premises, to a tenant unless the amount of the charge or 1-16 the method by which the charge is to be computed is stated in the 1-17 lease, an exhibit or attachment that is part of the lease, or an 1-18 amendment to the lease. 1-19 (b) This section does not affect a landlord's right to 1-20 assess a charge or obtain a remedy allowed under a statute or 1-21 common law. 1-22 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001, and 1-23 applies only to a commercial lease entered into or renewed or 1-24 extended on or after that date. 1-25 * * * * *