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TX HB2900
Bill
Status
2/18/2025
Primary Sponsor
Lauren Ashley Simmons
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AI Summary
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Requires landlords to provide and maintain heating and air conditioning equipment in apartment units capable of cooling each room to 65 degrees Fahrenheit and heating each room to 85 degrees Fahrenheit
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Prohibits landlords from waiving their duty to provide and maintain HVAC equipment through lease agreements
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Establishes a 5-day presumption (instead of the standard 7 days) as reasonable time for landlords to repair HVAC conditions after receiving tenant notice
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Requires landlords found liable for HVAC failures to provide tenants at no cost either portable heating/cooling equipment (window or floor units, not fans) or alternative housing with functioning HVAC
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Applies only to residential leases entered into or renewed on or after September 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Relating to a landlord's duty to provide and maintain in good operating condition heating and air conditioning equipment in an apartment unit.
Property Interests
Last Action
Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
3/19/2025