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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a landlord's notice to residential tenants regarding |
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rent increases. |
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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 92.027 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 92.027. NOTICE OF RENT INCREASES. (a) A landlord that |
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proposes on renewal of a tenant's lease to increase the amount of |
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rent the landlord charges the tenant shall provide written notice |
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to the tenant in accordance with this section. |
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(b) The notice required by Subsection (a) must state: |
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(1) the amount of the tenant's rent after the increase; |
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(2) the improvements to the tenant's rental unit or |
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another part of the premises that have resulted in the rent |
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increase, if any; and |
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(3) the effective date of the rent increase. |
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(c) The landlord shall provide the notice required by |
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Subsection (a) not later than the seventh day before the date the |
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tenant is required to provide notice to vacate at the end of the |
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lease term. |
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(d) If a landlord fails to provide notice as required by |
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Subsection (c), the landlord may not: |
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(1) before the seventh day after the date the landlord |
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provides to the tenant a notice in compliance with Subsection (b), |
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require the tenant to provide notice to vacate the premises; and |
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(2) for a tenant who renews the lease, increase the |
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rent before the seventh day after the effective date of the renewal |
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lease term. |
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(e) If a landlord fails to comply with this section, the |
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tenant is entitled to recover from the landlord a penalty in the |
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amount of $100. |
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SECTION 2. Section 92.027, Property Code, as added by this |
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Act, applies only to a lease agreement entered into or renewed on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |