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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a person considered to be displaced for purposes of a |
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relocation assistance program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 21.046, Property Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsection (f) to read as |
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follows: |
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(e) Except as provided by Subsection (f), if [If] a person |
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moves or discontinues the person's business, moves personal |
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property, or moves from the person's dwelling as a direct result of |
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code enforcement, rehabilitation, or a demolition program, the |
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person is considered to be displaced because of the acquisition of |
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real property. |
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(f) A person is not considered to be displaced in connection |
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with an acquisition of real property for purposes of Subsection (b) |
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if: |
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(1) the person moves or discontinues the person's |
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business, moves personal property, or moves from the person's |
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dwelling as a direct result of code enforcement; and |
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(2) the code enforcement is due to the person's |
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negligence or abandonment of the person's real property. |
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SECTION 2. Section 21.046, Property Code, as amended by |
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this Act, applies only to the acquisition of real property |
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initiated by this state or a political subdivision of this state on |
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or after the effective date of this Act. Acquisition of real |
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property initiated before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law as it existed immediately before that date, and |
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the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |