By: Morales of Maverick H.B. No. 5335
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a seller's notice regarding the connection of water
utilities to certain tracts of land.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 5, Property Code, is
amended by adding Section 5.0131 to read as follows:
Sec. 5.0131. SELLER'S DISCLOSURE OF WATER SERVICE: CERTAIN
COUNTIES. (a) This section applies only to an executory contract
for the purchase of a lot that is five acres or less in a county
that:
(1) contains a municipality with a population of more
than 500,000; and
(2) is adjacent to an international border.
(b) Before an executory contract to which this section
applies is signed by the purchaser, the seller shall provide to the
purchaser a written statement that specifies whether the property
currently has water service.
(c) A statement under Subsection (b) must be printed in both
English and Spanish in 14-point bold-face type or in 14-point
capital letters.
(d) If an executory contract is entered into without the
seller providing the statement required by this section, the
purchaser may terminate the contract for any reason within the
earlier of:
(1) seven days after the date the purchaser receives
the notice; or
(2) the date the transfer occurs as provided by the
executory contract.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.