2018 House Bill 6096

Require officials not landlord determine a tenant has left

Introduced in the House

June 5, 2018

Introduced by Rep. Pete Lucido (R-36)

To revise the law that established the conditions under which a rental property owner may enter the property to evict a tenant. Under current law an owner can enter if after “diligent inquiry” he or she believes in good faith the renter has departed and does not intend to return. Under the bill an owner would not be allowed to make this determination and would instead have to get a court officer or sheriff deputy to do so.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary