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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the requirement by a municipality of a license or permit |
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to occupy or lease a dwelling unit. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 214, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 214.907 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 214.907. LIMITATION ON MUNICIPAL REQUIREMENTS OF |
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LICENSE OR PERMIT TO OCCUPY DWELLING UNIT. A municipality may not |
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require a tenant to acquire a license or permit issued by the |
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municipality as a condition for occupying or leasing an individual |
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dwelling unit in a single-family, duplex, or multifamily structure. |
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This section does not prohibit a municipality from requiring a |
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license or permit relating to the nonresidential use or the |
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condition of a dwelling unit. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |