HB2214 - Relating to notice requirements for a leased dwelling located in a floodplain.

  89R8536 JBD-D     By: Walle H.B. No. 2214       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to notice requirements for a leased dwelling located in a   floodplain.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 92.0135, Property Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (a-1) and amending Subsection (e) to read as   follows:           (a-1)     Notices under Subsections (b) and (d) are not required   for a tenant under:                 (1)  a lease with a term of less than 30 days; or                 (2)     a temporary residential tenancy created by a   contract for sale in which the buyer occupies the property before   closing or the seller occupies the property after closing for a   specific term not greater than 90 days.          (e)  The notices required by Subsections (b) and (d) must be   included in a paragraph of the lease, as an addendum to the lease,   or in a separate written document given to the tenant at or before   execution of the lease. The landlord and tenant must sign the   document containing a required notice to evidence the provision and   receipt of the notice.          SECTION 2.  Section 92.0135(a-1), Property Code, as added by   this Act, and Section 92.0135(e), Property Code, as amended by this   Act, apply only to a lease agreement entered into or renewed on or   after the effective date of this Act. A lease agreement 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, 2025.