Relating to notice requirements for a leased dwelling located in a floodplain, the official text

S.B. No. 2349

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.

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President of the Senate
Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2349 passed the Senate on

April 24, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

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Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2349 passed the House on

May 6, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 7, one present

not voting.

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Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

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Date

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Governor