bill making landlords acknowledge repair notices in two days

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89R2960 CS-D

By: Simmons
H.B. No. 2903

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a landlord's duty to acknowledge receipt of a notice to

repair or remedy a condition that materially affects the physical

health or safety of a tenant.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 92.056, Property Code, is amended by

adding Subsections (c-1), (c-2), and (c-3) to read as follows:

(c-1) A landlord who receives a tenant's notice to repair or

remedy a condition under Subsection (b) shall acknowledge receipt

of the notice in writing to the tenant at the tenant's mailing

address not later than the second business day after the date the

landlord receives the notice. The acknowledgement must include a

statement of the tenant's rights and remedies under this section.

(c-2) If the tenant's notice to repair or remedy a condition

concerns a condition affecting a common area that is available for

use by more than one tenant, the landlord must acknowledge receipt

of the notice in writing to each tenant with access to the area at

the tenant's mailing address not later than the second business day

after the date the landlord receives the notice. The

acknowledgement must include a statement of the tenant's rights and

remedies under this section.

(c-3) A tenant affected by a landlord's violation of

Subsection (c-1) or (c-2) may obtain judicial remedies under

Section 92.0563.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.