Item 45 Passed 9-0

Item 45 — Thursday, May 28, 2026

Source information changed after this summary was written. The earlier summary is withheld.

Current official agenda wording

Approve an ordinance amending City Code Chapter 4-14 (Rental Property) to add a new Article 4 to require persons who rent dwellings or mobile home/recreational vehicle spaces to households to disclose certain fees during the leasing process; and creating an offense and establishing a penalty. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.

"without objection, the consent agenda is adopted" — meeting transcript (unofficial)

What got said

Attributed statements from the meeting transcript, not official agenda values.

Apartment association speakers requested a Jan 1 2027 effective date and narrowing of provider liability
Basta and tenant advocates praised the fee transparency ordinance
Council adopted staff version three applying to landlords with 5+ units

The roll call

City of Austin headshots stay on the council page. The City's terms allow personal use of austintexas.gov images, so this roll call shows initials.

Approved on Consent 9-0

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