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| 1 | 1 | 89R14612 DNC-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Alvarado S.B. No. 2481 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to extensions of a deadline to comply with a municipal | |
| 10 | 10 | order for a substandard building in certain municipalities. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. Section 214.001, Local Government Code, is | |
| 13 | 13 | amended by adding Subsection (k-1) to read as follows: | |
| 14 | 14 | (k-1) A municipality with a population of two million or | |
| 15 | 15 | more may only provide two 90-day extensions to allow the owner, | |
| 16 | 16 | lienholder, or mortgagee more than 30 days to repair, remove, or | |
| 17 | 17 | demolish the building or fully perform all work required to comply | |
| 18 | 18 | with the order. To be eligible for an extension, the owner, | |
| 19 | 19 | lienholder, or mortgagee must: | |
| 20 | 20 | (1) for the initial extension, request the extension | |
| 21 | 21 | in good faith; and | |
| 22 | 22 | (2) for the second extension, request the extension by | |
| 23 | 23 | demonstrating hardship. | |
| 24 | 24 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |