Tex. Gov't Code § 2306.6738

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 2306.6738 - Prohibited Practices
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a development owner of a development supported with a housing tax credit allocation may not:
(1) lock out or threaten to lock out any person residing in the development except by judicial process unless the exclusion results from:
(A) a necessity to perform bona fide repairs or construction work; or
(B) an emergency; or
(2) seize or threaten to seize the personal property of any person residing in the development except by judicial process unless the resident has abandoned the premises.
(b) Each development owner shall:
(1) include a conspicuous provision in the lease agreement prohibiting the owner from engaging in a practice described by Subsection (a); and
(2) remove in the manner specified by department rule any provisions in the lease agreement that are contrary to Subsection (a).

Tex. Gov't. Code § 2306.6738

Redesignated from Government Code, Section 2306.6736 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91, Sec. 27.001(23), eff. 9/1/2011.