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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain municipal fees imposed on a landlord of a |
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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 214.907 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 214.907. LIMITATION ON CERTAIN MUNICIPAL LANDLORD |
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FEES. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Landlord" and "multiunit complex" have the |
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meanings assigned by Section 92.151, Property Code. |
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(2) "Rental license" means a license required by a |
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municipality that authorizes a landlord to rent a dwelling. |
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(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality may not |
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adopt or enforce an ordinance that imposes on a landlord of a |
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multiunit complex: |
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(1) an annual rental license fee for the complex of |
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more than the lesser of: |
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(A) $10 per dwelling unit; or |
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(B) $1,500; or |
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(2) a change of address fee of more than $150 for the |
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change of the landlord's address. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |