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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the enforcement of parking rules or policies for a |
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multiunit complex by a third-party parking enforcement vendor. |
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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 92.0133 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 92.0133. THIRD-PARTY PARKING ENFORCEMENT PROHIBITED. |
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(a) In this section: |
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(1) "Multiunit complex" has the meaning assigned by |
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Section 92.151. |
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(2) "Third-party parking enforcement vendor": |
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(A) means a person who, for compensation: |
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(i) issues a purported citation demanding |
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payment of a fee by the operator of a vehicle parked in a parking |
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area for an alleged violation of the parking rules or policies |
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governing the parking area; and |
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(ii) enforces or attempts to enforce the |
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purported citation privately, including through referring an |
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alleged delinquency in paying the purported citation to a |
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collections agency for initiation of civil litigation; and |
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(B) does not include a booting company or towing |
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company operating in accordance with Chapter 2308, Occupations |
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Code, and applicable local regulations. |
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(b) A landlord may not contract with a third-party parking |
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enforcement vendor to enforce parking rules or policies in the |
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parking area of a multiunit complex. |
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SECTION 2. Section 92.0133, Property Code, as added by this |
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Act, applies only to a contract entered into on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. A contract entered into before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date the contract was entered into, and the former law is continued |
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in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |