TITLE: Relating to methods of payment of rent and security deposits to residential landlords.

SUMMARY: Relating to methods of payment of rent and security deposits to residential landlords.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to methods of payment of rent and security deposits to residential landlords. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 92, Property Code, is amended by adding Section 92.0111 to read as follows: Sec. 92.0111. METHODS OF PAYMENT OF RENT AND SECURITY DEPOSITS. A landlord shall permit a tenant to pay rent or a security deposit by at least one method of payment other than cash for which the landlord does not charge or collect a service charge. SECTION 2. Section 92.0111, Property Code, as added by this Act, applies only to a lease entered into or renewed on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.