H.B. No. 177
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to provision of hot water service to residential rental
  units.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 92.052(a), Property Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (a)  A landlord shall make a diligent effort to repair or
  remedy a condition if:
               (1)  the tenant specifies the condition in a notice to
  the person to whom or to the place where rent is normally paid;
               (2)  the tenant is not delinquent in the payment of rent
  at the time notice is given; and
               (3)  the condition:
                     (A)  materially affects the physical health or
  safety of an ordinary tenant; or
                     (B)  arises from the landlord's failure to provide
  and maintain in good operating condition a device to supply hot
  water of a minimum temperature of 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
         SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act to Section
  92.052, Property Code, applies only to a notice under that section
  that is made on or after the effective date of this Act. A notice
  under that section made before the effective date of this Act is
  governed by the law in effect immediately before that date, and that
  law is continued in effect for that purpose.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2007.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 177 was passed by the House on April
  5, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 134, Nays 2, 1 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 177 was passed by the Senate on May
  23, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor