| 1 | 1 | | 88R8064 PRL-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Meza H.B. No. 1820 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to a landlord's right to enter the dwelling of a |
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| 8 | 8 | | residential tenant. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 92, Property Code, is |
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| 11 | 11 | | amended by adding Section 92.027 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec. 92.027. NOTICE REGARDING ENTRY TO DWELLING BY |
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| 13 | 13 | | LANDLORD. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a landlord may |
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| 14 | 14 | | enter a dwelling only if the landlord has delivered to the tenant, |
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| 15 | 15 | | at least 24 hours before the entry, a written notice containing the |
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| 16 | 16 | | date and time the landlord will enter the tenant's dwelling and the |
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| 17 | 17 | | purpose for the entry. |
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| 18 | 18 | | (b) After giving notice as required by Subsection (a), a |
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| 19 | 19 | | landlord may enter a dwelling only: |
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| 20 | 20 | | (1) on the date and at the time contained in the |
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| 21 | 21 | | notice; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | (2) for the purpose stated in the notice. |
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| 23 | 23 | | (c) In the case of an emergency, a landlord may enter a |
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| 24 | 24 | | dwelling as necessary without providing the notice required by |
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| 25 | 25 | | Subsection (a). |
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| 26 | 26 | | (d) A provision of a lease that purports to waive a right or |
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| 27 | 27 | | to exempt a party from a liability or duty under this section is |
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| 28 | 28 | | void. |
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| 29 | 29 | | SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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| 30 | 30 | | to a lease agreement entered into or renewed on or after the |
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| 31 | 31 | | effective date of this Act. |
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| 32 | 32 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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