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| 1 | 1 | 86R10294 PMO-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Neave H.B. No. 2076 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to methods of payment of rent and security deposits to | |
| 8 | 8 | residential landlords. | |
| 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 92.0111 to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 92.0111. METHODS OF PAYMENT OF RENT AND SECURITY | |
| 13 | 13 | DEPOSITS. A landlord shall permit a tenant to pay rent or a | |
| 14 | 14 | security deposit by at least one method of payment other than cash | |
| 15 | 15 | for which the landlord does not charge or collect a service charge. | |
| 16 | 16 | SECTION 2. Section 92.0111, Property Code, as added by this | |
| 17 | 17 | Act, applies only to a lease entered into or renewed on or after the | |
| 18 | 18 | effective date of this Act. | |
| 19 | 19 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |