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| 1 | 1 | 87R3746 BEE-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Rosenthal H.B. No. 279 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to pet deposits or fees collected by landlords. | |
| 8 | 8 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 9 | 9 | SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 92, Property Code, is | |
| 10 | 10 | amended by adding Section 92.027 to read as follows: | |
| 11 | 11 | Sec. 92.027. PET DEPOSITS OR FEES. If a lease allows a | |
| 12 | 12 | tenant to have a pet on the premises, the landlord may collect from | |
| 13 | 13 | the tenant a one-time refundable or nonrefundable pet deposit at | |
| 14 | 14 | the initiation of the lease or a monthly fee for the pet, but not | |
| 15 | 15 | both. | |
| 16 | 16 | SECTION 2. Section 92.027, 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. A lease entered into or renewed before | |
| 19 | 19 | the effective date of this Act is governed by the law as it existed | |
| 20 | 20 | immediately before the effective date of this Act, and that law is | |
| 21 | 21 | continued in effect for that purpose. | |
| 22 | 22 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |