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