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Amend SB 472 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 24.005(b-1),
Property Code (page 2, lines 7 - 9), strike "deliver to the tenant
not later than 24 hours after the time of the foreclosure sale" and
substitute "give a tenant at least ten days' written notice to
vacate before the purchaser may file a forcible detainer suit. The
notice must be sent by certified mail and must include notice on a
separate page"
(2) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 24.005(b-1),
Property Code (page 2, line 13) of the bill, between "failure to"
and "pay rent", insert "comply with the terms of the lease
agreement, including the obligation to".
(3) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 24.005(b-1),
Property Code (page 2, lines 13 and 14), strike ", including a late
fee, as of the date of the sale"
(4) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 24.005(b-1),
Property Code (page 2, line 14), after the period, insert the
following:
The notice under this section is deemed delivered when the
notice is deposited in the Unites States mail, postage prepaid and
addressed to "tenant" or "occupant." The affidavit of a person
knowledgeable of the facts to the effect that service was completed
is prima facie evidence of service.
(5) In SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 51.002 (d-1),
Property Code (page 3, line 21 and 22), strike "canary yellow or a
similarly colored yellow".
(6) In SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 51.002 (d-1),
Property Code (page 3, line 23), after the period, insert "The
notice must be in English and Spanish and in conspicuous, bold, or
underlined print."
(7) In SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 51.002 (i),
Property Code (page 4, line 24), after "(B)" insert the following:
complies with the other material provisions of the lease
agreement;
(C)
(8) In SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 51.002 (i),
Property Code (page 4, line 25), strike "(C)" and substitute "(D)".