TITLE: Relating to a landlord's obligation to rekey a security device for a dwelling.

SUMMARY: Relating to a landlord's obligation to rekey a security device for a dwelling.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to a landlord's obligation to rekey a security device for a dwelling. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 92.156(a), Property Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (e), a security device operated by a key, card, or combination shall be rekeyed by the landlord at the landlord's expense before [not later than the seventh day after] each tenant turnover date. SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to a lease entered into or renewed on or after the effective date of this Act. A lease entered into or renewed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law as it existed immediately before the effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.