86R8009 BEE-F
By: Neave H.B. No. 1859
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a landlord's obligation to rekey a security device for a
dwelling.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 92.156(a), Property Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (e), a
security device operated by a key, card, or combination shall be
rekeyed by the landlord at the landlord's expense before [not later
than the seventh day after] each tenant turnover date.
SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
a lease entered into or renewed on or after the effective date of
this Act. A lease entered into or renewed before the effective date
of this Act is governed by the law as it existed immediately before
the effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect
for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.