89th Legislature, Regular Session
HB 1247
Relating to the interruption of utility service by a residential landlord.
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89R3516 CS-F By: Zwiener H.B. No. 1247 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the interruption of utility service by a residential landlord. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 92.008, Property Code, is amended by amending Subsection (f) and adding Subsection (f-1) to read as follows: (f) If a landlord or a landlord's agent violates this section, the tenant may: (1) either recover possession of the premises or