88R22558 KBB-D
By: González of Dallas, Jetton, Gates, H.B. No. 3276
Morales Shaw, Manuel, et al.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the disclosure of certain fees by a landlord.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 92, Property Code, is
amended by adding Section 92.0115 to read as follows:
Sec. 92.0115. DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN FEES. (a) A fixed,
recurring fee other than rent for a dwelling that a landlord intends
to charge a tenant under a written lease must be disclosed by the
landlord to the tenant before a lease for the dwelling is signed by
the tenant. Disclosure of the amount of a fee in a written lease or
an amendment to a written lease satisfies the requirement of this
subsection.
(b) A tenant is not obligated to pay a fee described by
Subsection (a) that is not disclosed as required by that
subsection.
(c) Nothing in this section may be construed to limit the
ability of a landlord and tenant to enter into an agreement during a
lease term under which the landlord charges a recurring fee to the
tenant for goods or services.
SECTION 2. Section 92.0115, Property Code, as added by this
Act, applies only to a fee under a lease entered into or renewed on
or after the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.