TX HB2879

Prohibits condominium associations and boards from levying fines or taking adverse action against unit owners when force (including deadly force) is used in a manner justified under Texas Penal Code Chapter 9 by the owner, their tenant, or guests

Prohibits landlords of residential rental properties and manufactured home communities from evicting or threatening to evict tenants based on justified use of force by the tenant or their guests

Establishes an irrebuttable presumption that force was justified if the person is found not guilty, a grand jury declines to indict, or a prosecutor declines to prosecute for offenses arising from the use of force

Applies to condominiums regardless of any contrary provisions in dedicatory instruments, including those with declarations recorded before January 1, 1994

Takes effect September 1, 2025, but does not affect enforceability of lease provisions in agreements entered into or renewed before that date; designated as the "Aleah Wallace Act"