Sec. 209.016. REGULATION OF RESIDENTIAL LEASES OR RENTAL AGREEMENTS. (a) In this section, "sensitive personal information" means an individual's:
(1) social security number;
(2) driver's license number;
(3) government-issued identification number; or
(4) account, credit card, or debit card number.
(b) A property owners' association may not adopt or enforce a provision in a dedicatory instrument that:
(1) requires a lease or rental applicant or a tenant to be submitted to and approved for tenancy by the property owners' association; or
(2) requires the following information to be submitted to a property owners' association regarding a lease or rental applicant or current tenant:
(A) a consumer or credit report; or
(B) a lease or rental application submitted by the applicant, tenant, or that person's agent to the property owner or property owner's agent when applying for tenancy.
(c) If a copy of the lease or rental agreement is required by the property owners' association, any sensitive personal information may be redacted or otherwise made unreadable or indecipherable.
(d) Except as provided by Subsection (b), nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the adoption or enforcement of a provision in a dedicatory instrument establishing a restriction relating to occupancy or leasing.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1077 (H.B. 2489), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.
