Section 2306.6738 - Prohibited Practices(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a development owner of a development supported with a housing tax credit allocation may not: (1) lock out or threaten to lock out any person residing in the development except by judicial process unless the exclusion results from: (A) a necessity to perform bona fide repairs or construction work; or(2) seize or threaten to seize the personal property of any person residing in the development except by judicial process unless the resident has abandoned the premises.(b) Each development owner shall: (1) include a conspicuous provision in the lease agreement prohibiting the owner from engaging in a practice described by Subsection (a); and(2) remove in the manner specified by department rule any provisions in the lease agreement that are contrary to Subsection (a).Tex. Gov't. Code § 2306.6738
Redesignated from Government Code, Section 2306.6736 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91, Sec. 27.001(23), eff. 9/1/2011.