| 1 | 1 | | 89R2960 CS-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Simmons H.B. No. 2903 |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to a landlord's duty to acknowledge receipt of a notice to |
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| 10 | 10 | | repair or remedy a condition that materially affects the physical |
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| 11 | 11 | | health or safety of a tenant. |
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| 12 | 12 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 13 | 13 | | SECTION 1. Section 92.056, Property Code, is amended by |
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| 14 | 14 | | adding Subsections (c-1), (c-2), and (c-3) to read as follows: |
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| 15 | 15 | | (c-1) A landlord who receives a tenant's notice to repair or |
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| 16 | 16 | | remedy a condition under Subsection (b) shall acknowledge receipt |
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| 17 | 17 | | of the notice in writing to the tenant at the tenant's mailing |
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| 18 | 18 | | address not later than the second business day after the date the |
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| 19 | 19 | | landlord receives the notice. The acknowledgement must include a |
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| 20 | 20 | | statement of the tenant's rights and remedies under this section. |
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| 21 | 21 | | (c-2) If the tenant's notice to repair or remedy a condition |
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| 22 | 22 | | concerns a condition affecting a common area that is available for |
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| 23 | 23 | | use by more than one tenant, the landlord must acknowledge receipt |
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| 24 | 24 | | of the notice in writing to each tenant with access to the area at |
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| 25 | 25 | | the tenant's mailing address not later than the second business day |
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| 26 | 26 | | after the date the landlord receives the notice. The |
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| 27 | 27 | | acknowledgement must include a statement of the tenant's rights and |
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| 28 | 28 | | remedies under this section. |
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| 29 | 29 | | (c-3) A tenant affected by a landlord's violation of |
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| 30 | 30 | | Subsection (c-1) or (c-2) may obtain judicial remedies under |
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| 31 | 31 | | Section 92.0563. |
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| 32 | 32 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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