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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the right of a residential tenant to cure default for |
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nonpayment of rent. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 24, Property Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 24.00605 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 24.00605. RESIDENTIAL TENANT'S RIGHT TO CURE BEFORE |
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JUDGMENT RENDERED. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a |
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residential tenant who is in default for nonpayment of rent under a |
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written or oral lease may cure the default and reinstate the lease |
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by paying all rent, court costs, and attorney's fees at any time |
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before the date that a court renders judgment against the tenant in |
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an eviction suit. |
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(b) Unless the lease provides otherwise, a tenant may not |
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cure a default if the tenant cured a default under this section in |
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the preceding 12-month period. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a lease or rental agreement entered into 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. |