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| 1 | 1 | 86R8007 PMO-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Neave H.B. No. 1860 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to a landlord's right to enter the dwelling of a | |
| 8 | 8 | residential tenant. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 92, Property Code, is | |
| 11 | 11 | amended by adding Section 92.026 to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 92.026. NOTICE REGARDING ENTRY TO DWELLING BY | |
| 13 | 13 | LANDLORD. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a landlord may | |
| 14 | 14 | enter a dwelling only if the landlord has delivered to the tenant, | |
| 15 | 15 | at least 48 hours before the entry, a written notice containing the | |
| 16 | 16 | date and time the landlord will enter the tenant's dwelling and the | |
| 17 | 17 | purpose for the entry. | |
| 18 | 18 | (b) After giving notice as required by Subsection (a), a | |
| 19 | 19 | landlord may enter a dwelling only: | |
| 20 | 20 | (1) on the date and at the time contained in the | |
| 21 | 21 | notice; and | |
| 22 | 22 | (2) for the purpose stated in the notice. | |
| 23 | 23 | (c) In the case of an emergency, a landlord may enter a | |
| 24 | 24 | dwelling as necessary without providing the notice required by | |
| 25 | 25 | Subsection (a). | |
| 26 | 26 | (d) A provision of a lease that purports to waive a right or | |
| 27 | 27 | to exempt a party from a liability or duty under this section is | |
| 28 | 28 | void. | |
| 29 | 29 | SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only | |
| 30 | 30 | to a lease agreement entered into or renewed on or after the | |
| 31 | 31 | effective date of this Act. | |
| 32 | 32 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |