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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to restrictions on rent increases for self-service storage |
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facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 93, Property Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 93.014 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 93.014. RENT INCREASE FOR SELF-SERVICE STORAGE |
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FACILITY. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Lease" means a written rental agreement. |
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(2) "Lessor," "rental agreement," "self-service |
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storage facility," and "tenant" have the meanings assigned by |
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Section 59.001. |
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(b) This section applies to a lease regardless of: |
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(1) the length of the lease term; or |
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(2) whether the lease includes a fixed term. |
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(c) The lessor of a self-service storage facility may not |
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increase a tenant's rent: |
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(1) before the first anniversary of the date the |
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tenant's initial lease is signed by the tenant; or |
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(2) unless the lessor provides written notice of the |
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increased rent amount at least 30 days before the date of the |
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proposed rent increase. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies to a self-service storage |
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facility lease entered into, extended, or renewed on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |