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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the liability of a landlord for damages resulting from |
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the execution of a writ of possession in an eviction suit. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 24.0061, Property Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (i) to read as follows: |
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(i) A landlord is not liable for damages to the tenant |
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resulting from the execution of a writ of possession by an officer |
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under this section. |
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SECTION 2. Section 24.0061(i), Property Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to the execution of a writ of possession |
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issued in an eviction suit filed on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. Execution of a writ of possession issued in an eviction |
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suit filed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the |
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law in effect immediately before the effective date of this Act, and |
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that law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |