Bill Text: TX HB890 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Relating to providing information to the public and to purchasers of real property regarding the impact of military installations.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-19 - Effective on 9/1/17 [HB890 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB890-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Relating to providing information to the public and to purchasers of real property regarding the impact of military installations.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-19 - Effective on 9/1/17 [HB890 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB890-Introduced.html
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By: Geren | H.B. No. 890 |
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relating to providing information to the public and to purchasers | ||||||||
of real property regarding the impact of military installations. | ||||||||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||||||||
SECTION 1. Chapter 397, Local Government Code, is amended | ||||||||
by adding Section 397.007 to read as follows: | ||||||||
Sec. 397.007. PUBLIC INFORMATION REGARDING IMPACT OF | ||||||||
MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. A county and any municipality in which is | ||||||||
located a military installation shall work closely with the | ||||||||
military installation as necessary to ensure that the most recent | ||||||||
Air Installation Compatible Use Zone Study or Joint Land Use Study | ||||||||
applicable to each military installation or a link to that | ||||||||
information is publicly available on the local governmental | ||||||||
entity's Internet website. | ||||||||
SECTION 2. Section 5.008(b), Property Code, is amended to | ||||||||
read as follows: | ||||||||
(b) The notice must be executed and must, at a minimum, read | ||||||||
substantially similar to the following: | ||||||||
SELLER'S DISCLOSURE NOTICE | ||||||||
CONCERNING THE PROPERTY AT ___________________________________ | ||||||||
(Street Address and City) | ||||||||
THIS NOTICE IS A DISCLOSURE OF SELLER'S KNOWLEDGE OF | ||||||||
THE CONDITION OF THE PROPERTY AS OF THE DATE SIGNED BY | ||||||||
SELLER AND IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR ANY INSPECTIONS OR | ||||||||
WARRANTIES THE PURCHASER MAY WISH TO OBTAIN. IT IS NOT | ||||||||
A WARRANTY OF ANY KIND BY SELLER OR SELLER'S AGENTS. | ||||||||
Seller __ is __ is not occupying the Property. | ||||||||
If unoccupied, how long since Seller has occupied the Property? | ||||||||
________________________________________________________________ | ||||||||
1. The Property has the items checked below: | ||||||||
Write Yes (Y), No (N), or Unknown (U). | ||||||||
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Roof Type: ________________________________ Age: _____(approx) | ||||||||
Are you (Seller) aware of any of the above items that are not in | ||||||||
working condition, that have known defects, or that are in need of | ||||||||
repair? __ Yes __ No __ Unknown. | ||||||||
If yes, then describe. (Attach additional sheets if necessary): | ||||||||
________________________________________________________________ | ||||||||
________________________________________________________________ | ||||||||
2. Does the property have working smoke detectors installed in | ||||||||
accordance with the smoke detector requirements of Chapter 766, | ||||||||
Health and Safety Code?* __ Yes __ No __ Unknown. | ||||||||
If the answer to the question above is no or unknown, | ||||||||
explain. (Attach additional sheets if necessary):______________ | ||||||||
________________________________________________________________ | ||||||||
________________________________________________________________ | ||||||||
*Chapter 766 of the Health and Safety Code requires | ||||||||
one-family or two-family dwellings to have working smoke detectors | ||||||||
installed in accordance with the requirements of the building code | ||||||||
in effect in the area in which the dwelling is located, including | ||||||||
performance, location, and power source requirements. If you do | ||||||||
not know the building code requirements in effect in your area, you | ||||||||
may check unknown above or contact your local building official for | ||||||||
more information. A buyer may require a seller to install smoke | ||||||||
detectors for the hearing impaired if: (1) the buyer or a member of | ||||||||
the buyer's family who will reside in the dwelling is hearing | ||||||||
impaired; (2) the buyer gives the seller written evidence of the | ||||||||
hearing impairment from a licensed physician; and (3) within 10 | ||||||||
days after the effective date, the buyer makes a written request for | ||||||||
the seller to install smoke detectors for the hearing impaired and | ||||||||
specifies the locations for installation. The parties may agree | ||||||||
who will bear the cost of installing the smoke detectors and which | ||||||||
brand of smoke detectors to install. | ||||||||
3. Are you (Seller) aware of any known defects/malfunctions in any | ||||||||
of the following? | ||||||||
Write Yes (Y) if you are aware, write No (N) if you are not aware. | ||||||||
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__ Other Structural Components (Describe):_______________________ | ||||||||
________________________________________________________________ | ||||||||
________________________________________________________________ | ||||||||
If the answer to any of the above is yes, explain. (Attach | ||||||||
additional sheets if necessary):________________________________ | ||||||||
________________________________________________________________ | ||||||||
________________________________________________________________ | ||||||||
4. Are you (Seller) aware of any of the following conditions? | ||||||||
Write Yes (Y) if you are aware, write No (N) if you are not aware. | ||||||||
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If the answer to any of the above is yes, explain. (Attach | ||||||||
additional sheets if necessary):________________________________ | ||||||||
________________________________________________________________ | ||||||||
________________________________________________________________ | ||||||||
*A single blockable main drain may cause a suction entrapment | ||||||||
hazard for an individual. | ||||||||
5. Are you (Seller) aware of any item, equipment, or system in or | ||||||||
on the property that is in need of repair? __ Yes (if you are | ||||||||
aware) __ No (if you are not aware). If yes, explain (attach | ||||||||
additional sheets as necessary). | ||||||||
_________________________________ | ||||||||
6. Are you (Seller) aware of any of the following? | ||||||||
Write Yes (Y) if you are aware, write No (N) if you are not aware. | ||||||||
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If the answer to any of the above is yes, explain. (Attach | ||||||||
additional sheets if necessary): ______________________________ | ||||||||
________________________________________________________________ | ||||||||
________________________________________________________________ | ||||||||
7. If the property is located in a coastal area that is seaward of | ||||||||
the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway or within 1,000 feet of the mean high | ||||||||
tide bordering the Gulf of Mexico, the property may be subject to | ||||||||
the Open Beaches Act or the Dune Protection Act (Chapter 61 or 63, | ||||||||
Natural Resources Code, respectively) and a beachfront | ||||||||
construction certificate or dune protection permit may be required | ||||||||
for repairs or improvements. Contact the local government with | ||||||||
ordinance authority over construction adjacent to public beaches | ||||||||
for more information. | ||||||||
8. This property may be located near a military installation and | ||||||||
may be affected by high noise or air installation compatible use | ||||||||
zones or other operations. Information relating to high noise and | ||||||||
compatible use zones is available in the most recent Air | ||||||||
Installation Compatible Use Zone Study or Joint Land Use Study | ||||||||
prepared for a military installation and may be accessed on the | ||||||||
Internet website of the military installation and of the county and | ||||||||
any municipality in which the military installation is located. | ||||||||
_______________ ________________________________________ | ||||||||
Date Signature of Seller | ||||||||
The undersigned purchaser hereby acknowledges receipt of the | ||||||||
foregoing notice. | ||||||||
_______________ ________________________________________ | ||||||||
Date Signature of Purchaser | ||||||||
SECTION 3. Section 5.008(b), Property Code, as amended by | ||||||||
this Act, applies only to a transfer of property that occurs on or | ||||||||
after the effective date of this Act. A transfer of property that | ||||||||
occurs before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law | ||||||||
applicable to the transfer immediately before that date, and the | ||||||||
former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For the | ||||||||
purposes of this section, a transfer of property occurs before the | ||||||||
effective date of this Act if the contract binding the purchaser to | ||||||||
purchase the property is executed before that date. | ||||||||
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |