TX HB5241

Applies only to residential rental properties in unincorporated areas of Texas counties with populations greater than one million

Prohibits landlords from maintaining rental properties in unsafe, unsanitary, or uninhabitable conditions, including lacking working appliances, waterproofing, plumbing, hot/cold water, heating/AC, electrical power, secure doors and windows, or adequate garbage receptacles

Requires district or county attorneys to provide landlords 30 days written notice to remedy violations before filing suit, unless an emergency exists requiring immediate action

Authorizes district or county attorneys to seek temporary restraining orders, injunctions, and civil penalties of up to $100 per day for each day a violation exists, with 75% of penalties going to the county and 25% to the state

Allows courts to award actual damages to identifiable persons harmed by the conditions, with a four-year statute of limitations from when the condition began or was discovered