87(R) HB 754 - Introduced version - Bill Text
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain municipal requirements imposed on a landlord of |
 
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a dwelling or a multiunit complex. |
 
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             BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
 
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             SECTION  1.    Subchapter Z, Chapter 214, Local Government |
 
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Code, is amended by adding Section 214.908 to read as follows: |
 
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             Sec.  214.908.    LIMITATION ON CERTAIN MUNICIPAL LANDLORD |
 
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REQUIREMENTS. (a) In this section: |
 
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                         (1)    "Dwelling" has the meaning assigned by Section |
 
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92.001, Property Code. |
 
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                         (2)    "Inspection fee" means a fee charged by a |
 
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municipality that is related to an inspection of a multiunit |
 
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complex or a dwelling unit in a multiunit complex. The term does |
 
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not include an inspection fee related to a construction permit. |
 
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                         (3)    "Landlord" and "multiunit complex" have the |
 
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meanings assigned by Section 92.151, Property Code. |
 
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                         (4)    "Rental license" means a license required by a |
 
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municipality that authorizes a landlord to rent a dwelling.  The |
 
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term does not include a certificate of occupancy required for a |
 
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newly built dwelling or multiunit complex. |
 
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             (b)    Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality may not |
 
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adopt or enforce an ordinance that requires a landlord to: |
 
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                         (1)    obtain a rental license to rent a dwelling; |
 
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                         (2)    pay a change of address fee for the change of the |
 
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landlord's address; or |
 
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                         (3)    pay annually total inspection fees of more than: |
 
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                                     (A)    $200 for a multiunit complex with not more |
 
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than 300 dwelling units; |
 
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                                     (B)    $400 for a multiunit complex with at least |
 
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301 dwelling units but not more than 500 dwelling units; or |
 
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                                     (C)    $600 for a multiunit complex with 501 |
 
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dwelling units or more. |
 
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             SECTION  2.    This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |