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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring the disclosure of taxes and fees charged for |
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the short-term rental of residential property. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Subtitle B, Title 5, Business & |
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Commerce Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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SUBTITLE B. RENTAL PRACTICES AND SERVICES |
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SECTION 2. Subtitle B, Title 5, Business & Commerce Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 95 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 95. DISCLOSURE OF TAXES AND FEES FOR SHORT-TERM RENTAL OF |
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RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY |
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Sec. 95.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Short-term rental" means a residential property |
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that is rented wholly or partly for a fee for a period not longer |
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than 30 consecutive days. |
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(2) "Short-term rental listing service" means a person |
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who facilitates, including by listing short-term rentals on an |
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Internet website or mobile application, the rental of a short-term |
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rental. |
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Sec. 95.002. DISCLOSURE OF TAXES AND FEES; PROHIBITED FEES. |
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(a) A person that facilitates the rental of a short-term rental in |
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this state, including a short-term rental listing service, must |
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disclose all taxes and fees charged in connection with the |
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short-term rental. Taxes and fees for short-term rentals made |
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available for rent by a short-term rental listing service must be |
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posted on the Internet website or mobile application of the listing |
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service in a location easily accessible by customers or potential |
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customers. |
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(b) A person that facilitates the rental of a short-term |
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rental in this state, including a short-term rental listing |
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service, may not charge fees, except a cleaning fee, in connection |
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with the rental of a short-term rental that in total exceed 10 |
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percent of the price of the short-term rental before applicable |
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taxes and fees. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |