88R22558 KBB-D
 
  By: González of Dallas, Jetton, Gates, H.B. No. 3276
      Morales Shaw, Manuel, et al.
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the disclosure of certain fees by a landlord.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 92, Property Code, is
  amended by adding Section 92.0115 to read as follows:
         Sec. 92.0115.  DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN FEES. (a) A fixed,
  recurring fee other than rent for a dwelling that a landlord intends
  to charge a tenant under a written lease must be disclosed by the
  landlord to the tenant before a lease for the dwelling is signed by
  the tenant.  Disclosure of the amount of a fee in a written lease or
  an amendment to a written lease satisfies the requirement of this
  subsection.
         (b)  A tenant is not obligated to pay a fee described by
  Subsection (a) that is not disclosed as required by that
  subsection.
         (c)  Nothing in this section may be construed to limit the
  ability of a landlord and tenant to enter into an agreement during a
  lease term under which the landlord charges a recurring fee to the
  tenant for goods or services.
         SECTION 2.  Section 92.0115, Property Code, as added by this
  Act, applies only to a fee under a lease entered into or renewed on
  or after the effective date of this Act.  
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.