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Amend SB 472 (house committee report) by adding the following
appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering
subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Chapter 51, Property Code, is amended by
adding Section 51.013 to read as follows:
Sec. 51.013. COMMUNICATION WITH DEBTOR OR DEBTOR'S
REPRESENTATIVE AFTER NOTICE OF DEFAULT. (a) After a notice of
default is sent under Section 51.002(d) and a written authorization
to communicate with a third party is received by the mortgage
servicer from the debtor, a mortgage servicer shall communicate
and negotiate with a third party who provides assistance to the
debtor, including a family member, licensed attorney, or housing
counseling agency approved by the United States Department of
Housing and Urban Development.
(b) The notice described in Subsection (a) may be sent
through the United States Postal Service or by hand delivery or
electronic means.
(c) This section applies only to a lien on residential real
property occupied by the debtor as the debtor's homestead.