TITLE: Relating to the authority of a municipality to require owners of real property to keep the property free of certain conditions.

SUMMARY: Relating to the authority of a municipality to require owners of real property to keep the property free of certain conditions.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the authority of a municipality to require owners of real property to keep the property free of certain conditions. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 342.004, Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 342.004. MUNICIPAL POWER CONCERNING WEEDS OR CERTAIN PUBLIC NUISANCES [OTHER UNSANITARY MATTER].The governing body of a municipality may require the owner of real property [a lot] in the municipality to keep the property [lot] free from weeds, [rubbish] brush, and a condition constituting a public nuisance as defined by Section 343.011(c)(1), (2), or (3) [other objectionable, unsightly, or unsanitary matter].SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.