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| 1 | 1 | 86R1059 JG-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Canales H.B. No. 175 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the amount of late fees that may be charged to certain | |
| 8 | 8 | tenants. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Section 92.019, Property Code, is amended by | |
| 11 | 11 | adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | (b-1) Notwithstanding Subsections (a) and (b), a landlord | |
| 13 | 13 | may not charge a tenant who fails to pay rent for a rental pay period | |
| 14 | 14 | and who participates in the housing choice voucher program under | |
| 15 | 15 | Section 8, United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. Section | |
| 16 | 16 | 1437f), an initial late fee or daily late fees the total amount of | |
| 17 | 17 | which would exceed five percent of the amount of rent owed by the | |
| 18 | 18 | tenant during a rental pay period under the lease. | |
| 19 | 19 | SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a | |
| 20 | 20 | late fee charged on or after the effective date of this Act, | |
| 21 | 21 | regardless of whether the conduct for which the fee was imposed was | |
| 22 | 22 | committed before, on, or after that date. | |
| 23 | 23 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |