88R14227 SHH-D     By: Zwiener H.B. No. 4195       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the installation by a residential tenant of an electric   vehicle charging station in a parking space assigned to the tenant.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 92, Property Code, is   amended by adding Section 92.027 to read as follows:          Sec. 92.027.  INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING   STATION BY TENANT OF MULTIUNIT COMPLEX. (a)  In this section:                (1)  "Electric vehicle charging station" means   equipment manufactured for transferring electric energy from   electrical supply to an electric vehicle and associated   infrastructure necessary for the operation of the electric vehicle   charging station.                (2)  "Multiunit complex" has the meaning assigned by   Section 92.151.          (b)  A tenant of a multiunit complex may install at the   tenant's expense an electric vehicle charging station in accordance   with this section at a parking space on the premises that is   assigned to the tenant for the tenant's exclusive use in a written   lease.          (c)  A landlord shall, in any written lease that includes a   provision for the assignment of a specific parking space to a tenant   of a multiunit complex for the tenant's exclusive use, include   reasonable terms for the installation of an electric vehicle   charging station at the tenant's parking space.          (d)  Terms included in a lease under Subsection (c):                (1)  shall include a requirement that an electric   vehicle charging station and the installation of an electric   vehicle charging station comply with applicable law and safety   requirements for the protection of persons and property, including   that installation shall be performed only by a person who holds any   license required by law for the performance of the installation;   and                (2)  may include requirements that:                      (A)  an electric vehicle charging station comply   with reasonable architectural standards governing the dimensions,   placement, or external appearance of the electric vehicle charging   station, provided that the standards may not prohibit or have the   effect of prohibiting the installation of a charging station or   substantially increase the installation cost;                      (B)  the installation of the electric vehicle   charging station not cause irreparable damage to the premises; and                      (C)  the tenant:                            (i)  remove the electric vehicle charging   station at the termination of the tenancy; and                            (ii)  return the premises to the same   condition as before the installation of the electric vehicle   charging station.          (e)  A tenant who installs an electric vehicle charging   station under this section shall be responsible for the costs of   installation, operation, maintenance, and repair, including hazard   and liability insurance.          (f)  The electricity for the electric vehicle charging   station must be separately metered or metered by an embedded meter   and payable by the tenant installing the charging station.          (g)  This section does not require a landlord to provide an   assigned parking space to a tenant in order to accommodate an   electric vehicle charging station.          SECTION 2.  Section 92.027, Property Code, as added by this   Act, applies only to a lease entered into or renewed on or after the   effective date of this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.