SB 2604
AN ACT relating to a seller's notice regarding the connection of water
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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Bill filed, pending referral to Senate committee
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What This Bill Does
relating to a seller's notice regarding the connection of water
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to a seller's notice regarding the connection of water utilities to certain tracts of land. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 5, Property Code, is amended by adding Section 5.0131 to read as follows: Sec. 5.0131. SELLER'S DISCLOSURE OF WATER SERVICE: CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) This section applies only to an executory contract for the purchase of a lot that is five acres or less in a county (1) contains a municipality with a population of more (2) is adjacent to an international border. (b) Before an executory contract to which this section applies is signed by the purchaser, the seller shall provide to the purchaser a written statement that specifies whether the property (c) A statement under Subsection (b) must be printed in both English and Spanish in 14-point bold-face type or in 14-point (d) If an executory contract is entered into without the seller providing the statement required by this section, the purchaser may terminate the contract for any reason within the (1) seven days after the date the purchaser receives (2) the date the transfer occurs as provided by the SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to a seller's notice regarding the connection of water
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