| 1 | 1 | | 88R12023 KBB-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Gates H.B. No. 4298 |
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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 certain municipal requirements imposed on a landlord of |
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| 8 | 8 | | a dwelling or a multiunit complex. |
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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 Z, Chapter 214, Local Government |
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| 11 | 11 | | Code, is amended by adding Section 214.908 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec. 214.908. LIMITATION ON CERTAIN MUNICIPAL LANDLORD |
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| 13 | 13 | | REQUIREMENTS. (a) In this section: |
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| 14 | 14 | | (1) "Dwelling" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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| 15 | 15 | | 92.001, Property Code. |
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| 16 | 16 | | (2) "Inspection fee" means a fee charged by a |
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| 17 | 17 | | municipality that is related to an inspection of a multiunit |
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| 18 | 18 | | complex or a dwelling unit in a multiunit complex. The term does |
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| 19 | 19 | | not include an inspection fee related to a construction permit. |
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| 20 | 20 | | (3) "Landlord" and "multiunit complex" have the |
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| 21 | 21 | | meanings assigned by Section 92.151, Property Code. |
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| 22 | 22 | | (4) "Rental license" means a license required by a |
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| 23 | 23 | | municipality that authorizes a landlord to rent a dwelling. The |
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| 24 | 24 | | term does not include a certificate of occupancy required for a |
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| 25 | 25 | | newly built dwelling or multiunit complex. |
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| 26 | 26 | | (b) Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality may not |
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| 27 | 27 | | adopt or enforce an ordinance that requires a landlord to: |
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| 28 | 28 | | (1) obtain a rental license to rent a dwelling; |
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| 29 | 29 | | (2) pay a change of address fee for the change of the |
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| 30 | 30 | | landlord's address; or |
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| 31 | 31 | | (3) pay annually total inspection fees of more than: |
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| 32 | 32 | | (A) $200 for a multiunit complex with not more |
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| 33 | 33 | | than 300 dwelling units; |
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| 34 | 34 | | (B) $400 for a multiunit complex with at least |
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| 35 | 35 | | 301 dwelling units but not more than 500 dwelling units; or |
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| 36 | 36 | | (C) $600 for a multiunit complex with 501 |
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| 37 | 37 | | dwelling units or more. |
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| 38 | 38 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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