TITLE: 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.

SUMMARY: 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.

FULL TEXT:
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.