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| 1 | 1 | By: Johnson S.B. No. 2302 | |
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| 6 | 6 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 7 | 7 | AN ACT | |
| 8 | 8 | relating to certain fees charged to tenants of residential | |
| 9 | 9 | properties. | |
| 10 | 10 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 11 | 11 | SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 92, Property Code, is | |
| 12 | 12 | amended by adding Section 92.027 to read as follows: | |
| 13 | 13 | Sec. 92.027. CERTAIN FEES AND CHARGES PROHIBITED. (a) A | |
| 14 | 14 | landlord or a person the landlord authorizes to enter into a lease | |
| 15 | 15 | on the landlord's behalf may not require a tenant to pay in addition | |
| 16 | 16 | to monthly rent: | |
| 17 | 17 | (1) a recurring fee or charge for a non-optional | |
| 18 | 18 | service, including but not limited to: | |
| 19 | 19 | (A) valet trash collection; | |
| 20 | 20 | (B) common water-heating systems, or other | |
| 21 | 21 | shared services, amenities, or utilities and improvements to them; | |
| 22 | 22 | (C) rental premises upgrades to enable use of | |
| 23 | 23 | smart devices; or | |
| 24 | 24 | (D) Internet or cable service from a service | |
| 25 | 25 | provider the landlord prescribes; or | |
| 26 | 26 | (2) a billing fee. | |
| 27 | 27 | (b) A landlord may offer tenants an optional fee-based | |
| 28 | 28 | service, including a service described in Subsection (a). | |
| 29 | 29 | SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to | |
| 30 | 30 | a lease entered into or renewed on or after the effective date of | |
| 31 | 31 | this Act. | |
| 32 | 32 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |