87(R) HB 754 - Introduced version - Bill Text
  87R1983 NC-D
 
  By:  Cain H.B.  No.  754
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to certain municipal requirements imposed on a landlord of
  a dwelling or a multiunit complex.
               BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
               SECTION  1.    Subchapter Z, Chapter 214, Local Government
  Code, is amended by adding Section 214.908 to read as follows:
               Sec.  214.908.    LIMITATION ON CERTAIN MUNICIPAL LANDLORD
  REQUIREMENTS. (a) In this section:
                           (1)    "Dwelling" has the meaning assigned by Section
  92.001, Property Code.
                           (2)    "Inspection fee" means a fee charged by a
  municipality that is related to an inspection of a multiunit
  complex or a dwelling unit in a multiunit complex. The term does
  not include an inspection fee related to a construction permit.
                           (3)    "Landlord" and "multiunit complex" have the
  meanings assigned by Section 92.151, Property Code.
                           (4)    "Rental license" means a license required by a
  municipality that authorizes a landlord to rent a dwelling.  The
  term does not include a certificate of occupancy required for a
  newly built dwelling or multiunit complex.
               (b)    Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality may not
  adopt or enforce an ordinance that requires a landlord to:
                           (1)    obtain a rental license to rent a dwelling;
                           (2)    pay a change of address fee for the change of the
  landlord's address; or
                           (3)    pay annually total inspection fees of more than:
                                       (A)    $200 for a multiunit complex with not more
  than 300 dwelling units;
                                       (B)    $400 for a multiunit complex with at least
  301 dwelling units but not more than 500 dwelling units; or
                                       (C)    $600 for a multiunit complex with 501
  dwelling units or more.
               SECTION  2.    This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.