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| 1 | 1 | 89R548 CS-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: West S.B. No. 601 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to mail fees charged to tenants of certain residential | |
| 10 | 10 | properties. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 92, Property Code, is | |
| 13 | 13 | amended by adding Section 92.027 to read as follows: | |
| 14 | 14 | Sec. 92.027. CERTAIN MAIL FEES PROHIBITED. (a) In this | |
| 15 | 15 | section: | |
| 16 | 16 | (1) "Landlord" includes a manager or agent of the | |
| 17 | 17 | landlord. | |
| 18 | 18 | (2) "Mail" means a letter, postal card, package, bag, | |
| 19 | 19 | or other sealed article that is delivered by the United States | |
| 20 | 20 | Postal Service, a common carrier, or another delivery service. | |
| 21 | 21 | (b) This section applies only to a property with at least | |
| 22 | 22 | six dwelling units that are under common ownership. | |
| 23 | 23 | (c) A landlord may not: | |
| 24 | 24 | (1) charge a tenant a fee to receive the tenant's mail; | |
| 25 | 25 | or | |
| 26 | 26 | (2) require a tenant to use a service that charges the | |
| 27 | 27 | tenant a fee to receive, store, or otherwise handle the tenant's | |
| 28 | 28 | mail. | |
| 29 | 29 | (d) A landlord may offer a tenant an optional fee-based mail | |
| 30 | 30 | service for the receipt, storage, or other handling of the tenant's | |
| 31 | 31 | mail. | |
| 32 | 32 | SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to | |
| 33 | 33 | a lease entered into or renewed on or after the effective date of | |
| 34 | 34 | this Act. | |
| 35 | 35 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |