TX SB2524

Applies only to residential rental properties in unincorporated areas of 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, heating/AC, electrical systems, secure doors/windows, or having pest infestations, harmful mold, or damaged floors/stairways

Requires district or county attorneys to provide written notice to landlords describing violations and allowing 30 days to remedy conditions before filing an enforcement action, unless an emergency exists

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 continues, with 75% of penalties going to the county and 25% to the state

Allows courts to award actual damages to affected tenants and establishes a four-year statute of limitations from when the condition began or was discovered