HBA-MPM H.B. 549 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 549
By: Nixon, Joe
Business & Industry
3/26/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Current law includes provisions regarding a landlord's duty to mitigate
damages if a tenant abandons leased premises among provisions generally
applicable to commercial and residential landlords and tenants.  House Bill
549 removes the duty of a landlord to mitigate damages from these
provisions and makes it applicable only to landlords who lease a
residential dwelling. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 549 amends the Property Code to transfer provisions regarding a
landlord's duty to mitigate damages if a tenant abandons a leased premise
in violation of a lease from Chapter 91 to Chapter 92. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage.