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Tex. Prop. Code § 202.024

DISCRIMINATION AGAINST TENANT BASED ON METHOD OF PAYMENT PROHIBITED

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 987 (H.B. 1193), Sec. 1, eff

(a) In this section, "method of payment" includes payment made in whole or in part by:

(1) a housing choice voucher under Section 8, United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. Section 1437f); or

(2) any other federal or state or local housing assistance provided to a person or to a property owner on behalf of a person, including rental vouchers, rental assistance, or rental subsidies from a nongovernmental organization.

(b) A property owners' association may not include or enforce a provision in a dedicatory instrument that prohibits or restricts a property owner from renting a dwelling to a person based on the person's method of payment.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.