| 1 | 1 | | 88R12866 PRL-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Bryant H.B. No. 3306 |
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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 the right of a residential tenant to cure default for |
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| 8 | 8 | | nonpayment of rent. |
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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. Chapter 24, Property Code, is amended by adding |
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| 11 | 11 | | Section 24.00605 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec. 24.00605. RESIDENTIAL TENANT'S RIGHT TO CURE BEFORE |
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| 13 | 13 | | JUDGMENT RENDERED. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a |
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| 14 | 14 | | residential tenant who is in default for nonpayment of rent under a |
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| 15 | 15 | | written or oral lease may cure the default and reinstate the lease |
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| 16 | 16 | | by paying all rent, court costs, and attorney's fees at any time |
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| 17 | 17 | | before the date that a court renders judgment against the tenant in |
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| 18 | 18 | | an eviction suit. |
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| 19 | 19 | | (b) Unless the lease provides otherwise, a tenant may not |
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| 20 | 20 | | cure a default if the tenant cured a default under this section in |
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| 21 | 21 | | the preceding 12-month period. |
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| 22 | 22 | | SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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| 23 | 23 | | a lease or rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after the |
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| 24 | 24 | | effective date of this Act. |
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| 25 | 25 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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