87R11536 MWC-D
By: Turner of Tarrant H.B. No. 4077
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the duty of a residential landlord to send notification
of an interruption in water service.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 92.008, Property Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
(a-1) If for any reason water service furnished to a tenant
is interrupted, the landlord must promptly notify the utility
company that is responsible for providing water service of the
interruption in service, including a utility company operated by a
political subdivision.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.