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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to provision of hot water service to residential rental |
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units. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 92.052(a), Property Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) A landlord shall make a diligent effort to repair or |
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remedy a condition if: |
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(1) the tenant specifies the condition in a notice to |
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the person to whom or to the place where rent is normally paid; |
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(2) the tenant is not delinquent in the payment of rent |
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at the time notice is given; and |
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(3) the condition: |
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(A) materially affects the physical health or |
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safety of an ordinary tenant; or |
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(B) arises from the landlord's failure to provide |
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and maintain in good operating condition a device to supply hot |
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water of a minimum temperature of 120 degrees Fahrenheit. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act to Section |
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92.052, Property Code, applies only to a notice under that section |
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that is made on or after the effective date of this Act. A notice |
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under that section made before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect immediately before that date, and that |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |