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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a seller's notice regarding the connection of water |
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utilities to certain tracts of land. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 5, Property Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 5.0131 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 5.0131. SELLER'S DISCLOSURE OF WATER SERVICE: CERTAIN |
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COUNTIES. (a) This section applies only to an executory contract |
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for the purchase of a lot that is five acres or less in a county |
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that: |
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(1) contains a municipality with a population of more |
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than 500,000; and |
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(2) is adjacent to an international border. |
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(b) Before an executory contract to which this section |
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applies is signed by the purchaser, the seller shall provide to the |
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purchaser a written statement that specifies whether the property |
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currently has water service. |
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(c) A statement under Subsection (b) must be printed in both |
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English and Spanish in 14-point bold-face type or in 14-point |
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capital letters. |
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(d) If an executory contract is entered into without the |
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seller providing the statement required by this section, the |
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purchaser may terminate the contract for any reason within the |
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earlier of: |
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(1) seven days after the date the purchaser receives |
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the notice; or |
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(2) the date the transfer occurs as provided by the |
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executory contract. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |