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