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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the termination of a lease agreement of a |
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servicemember's dependent. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 92.017(b), Property Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) A tenant who is a servicemember or a dependent of a |
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servicemember may vacate the dwelling leased by the tenant and |
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avoid liability for future rent and all other sums due under the |
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lease for terminating the lease and vacating the dwelling before |
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the end of the lease term if: |
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(1) the lease was executed by or on behalf of a person |
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who, after executing the lease or during the term of the lease, |
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enters military service; [or] |
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(2) a servicemember, while in military service, |
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executes the lease and after executing the lease receives military |
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orders: |
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(A) for a permanent change of station; or |
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(B) to deploy with a military unit for a period of |
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90 days or more; or |
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(3) a servicemember or a spouse of the servicemember, |
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while the servicemember is in military service, guarantees the |
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lease on behalf of a dependent, and, after guaranteeing the lease, |
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the servicemember receives military orders: |
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(A) for a permanent change of station; or |
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(B) to deploy with a military unit for a period of |
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90 days or more. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a lease entered into or renewed on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. A lease entered into or renewed before the effective date |
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of this Act is governed by the law as it existed immediately before |
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the effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect |
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for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |