88R12866 PRL-F
By: Bryant H.B. No. 3306
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the right of a residential tenant to cure default for
nonpayment of rent.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 24, Property Code, is amended by adding
Section 24.00605 to read as follows:
Sec. 24.00605. RESIDENTIAL TENANT'S RIGHT TO CURE BEFORE
JUDGMENT RENDERED. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a
residential tenant who is in default for nonpayment of rent under a
written or oral lease may cure the default and reinstate the lease
by paying all rent, court costs, and attorney's fees at any time
before the date that a court renders judgment against the tenant in
an eviction suit.
(b) Unless the lease provides otherwise, a tenant may not
cure a default if the tenant cured a default under this section in
the preceding 12-month period.
SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
a lease or rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after the
effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.