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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a landlord's duty to acknowledge receipt of a notice to |
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repair or remedy a condition that materially affects the physical |
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health or safety of a tenant. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 92.056, Property Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (c-1), (c-2), and (c-3) to read as follows: |
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(c-1) A landlord who receives a tenant's notice to repair or |
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remedy a condition under Subsection (b) shall acknowledge receipt |
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of the notice in writing to the tenant at the tenant's mailing |
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address not later than the second business day after the date the |
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landlord receives the notice. The acknowledgement must include a |
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statement of the tenant's rights and remedies under this section. |
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(c-2) If the tenant's notice to repair or remedy a condition |
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concerns a condition affecting a common area that is available for |
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use by more than one tenant, the landlord must acknowledge receipt |
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of the notice in writing to each tenant with access to the area at |
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the tenant's mailing address not later than the second business day |
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after the date the landlord receives the notice. The |
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acknowledgement must include a statement of the tenant's rights and |
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remedies under this section. |
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(c-3) A tenant affected by a landlord's violation of |
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Subsection (c-1) or (c-2) may obtain judicial remedies under |
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Section 92.0563. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |