88R13568 SHH-F     By: Manuel H.B. No. 3536       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a commercial landlord's remedies regarding certain   unlawful activities on the premises of commercial rental property.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 93.013(a), Property Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (a)  Notwithstanding a provision in a lease to the contrary,   a tenant's right of possession terminates and the landlord has a   right to recover possession of the leased premises if the tenant is   using the premises or allowing the premises to be used for the   purposes of:                (1)  prostitution as described by Section 43.02, Penal   Code, solicitation of prostitution as described by Section 43.021,   Penal Code, promotion of prostitution as described by Section   43.03, Penal Code, aggravated promotion of prostitution as   described by Section 43.04, Penal Code, or compelling prostitution   as described by Section 43.05, Penal Code;                (2)  [, or] trafficking of persons as described by   Section 20A.02, Penal Code; or                (3)  operating, maintaining, or advertising a massage   establishment, as defined by Section 455.001, Occupations Code,   that is not in compliance with:                      (A)  Chapter 455, Occupations Code; or                      (B)  an applicable local ordinance relating to the   licensing or regulation of a massage establishment.          SECTION 2.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to   a commercial lease that is entered into or renewed on or after the   effective date of this Act. A commercial lease that is entered into   or renewed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the   law applicable to the lease immediately before the effective date   of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.