Tex. Local Government Code § 211.055
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 211.055, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 211.055. LEASE REVIEW PROHIBITED.
Official statutory text
A municipality may not require a real estate broker, agent, or other third party fiduciary to submit for review or provide access to a lease or related document to determine the number of unrelated occupants of a dwelling unit for the purpose of enforcing a dwelling unit occupancy requirement.
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