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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring a dimensional drawing of leased premises in a |
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residential lease. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 92, Property Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 92.025 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 92.025. DIMENSIONAL DRAWING OF PREMISES REQUIRED IN |
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LEASE. A landlord shall provide to a tenant as part of the lease a |
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dimensional drawing that horizontally and vertically identifies or |
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describes the dwelling in which the tenant may reside and other |
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premises the tenant may use as part of the leased premises. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a lease executed or renewed on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. A lease executed or renewed before the effective date of |
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this Act is governed by the law in effect at the time the lease was |
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executed or renewed, and that law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |