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| 2 | 2 | By: Cook S.B. No. 759 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to the disclosure of certain fees by a landlord. | |
| 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 92.0115 to read as follows: | |
| 13 | 13 | Sec. 92.0115. DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN FEES. (a) A fixed, | |
| 14 | 14 | recurring fee other than rent for a dwelling that a landlord intends | |
| 15 | 15 | to charge a tenant under a written lease must be disclosed by the | |
| 16 | 16 | landlord to the tenant before a lease for the dwelling is signed by | |
| 17 | 17 | the tenant. Disclosure of the amount of a fee in a written lease or | |
| 18 | 18 | an amendment to a written lease satisfies the requirement of this | |
| 19 | 19 | subsection. | |
| 20 | 20 | (b) A tenant is not obligated to pay a fee described by | |
| 21 | 21 | Subsection (a) that is not disclosed as required by that | |
| 22 | 22 | subsection. | |
| 23 | 23 | (c) Nothing in this section may be construed to limit the | |
| 24 | 24 | ability of a landlord and tenant to enter into an agreement during a | |
| 25 | 25 | lease term under which the landlord charges a recurring fee to the | |
| 26 | 26 | tenant for goods or services. | |
| 27 | 27 | SECTION 2. Section 92.0115, Property Code, as added by this | |
| 28 | 28 | Act, applies only to a fee under a lease entered into or renewed on | |
| 29 | 29 | or after the effective date of this Act. | |
| 30 | 30 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |