HB 1471: Housing
GENERAL BILL by Harris
Housing; Creates Department of Housing & Tenant Rights; provides requirements for rental agreements; prohibits landlords from requiring prospective tenants to pay certain fees; revises & specifies grounds for termination of rental agreement; authorizes tenants, mobile home owners, mobile home tenants, & mobile home occupants who are defendants in eviction proceedings to file motion with court to have records of such proceedings sealed & to have their names substituted on progress docket; requires landlord to give tenants opportunity to purchase dwelling unit or premises; prohibits landlord from evicting tenant or terminating rental agreement because tenant or tenant's minor child is victim of actual or threatened domestic violence, dating violence, sexual violence, or stalking; prohibits purchase of single-family homes for specified purpose; authorizes civil investigations & actions; authorizes award of certain relief; authorizes local governments & special districts to adopt specified impact fee; authorizes municipalities to create community land bank programs; requires certain municipalities to develop & annually adopt community land bank plan; authorizes land banks to buy certain property for less than market value; requires land banks to offer qualified organizations right of first refusal to purchase certain property; provides that rental of certain homestead property does not constitute abandonment; creates Retail-to-residence Tax Credit Program & Affordable Housing Construction Loan Program.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/28/2025 House • Filed
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HB 1471, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/28/2025 at 12:59 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Citations - Statutes (24)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 20.71 83.43 Definitions. 83.455 83.46 Rent; duration of tenancies. 83.47 Prohibited provisions in rental agreements. 83.49 Deposit money or advance rent; duty of landlord and tenant. 83.495 83.51 Landlord’s obligation to maintain premises. 83.54 Enforcement of rights and duties; civil action; criminal offenses. 83.56 Termination of rental agreement. 83.60 Defenses to action for rent or possession; procedure. 83.626 83.63 Casualty damage. 83.67 Prohibited practices. 83.675 83.676 83.685 163.31801 Impact fees; short title; intent; minimum requirements; audits; challenges. 166.0452 196.061 Rental of homestead to constitute abandonment. 201.025 220.1851 420.50931 420.5098