Relating to repairs made pursuant to a residential or manufactured home tenant's notice of intent to repair and the provision of notice regarding a residential or manufactured home tenant's security deposit.

Contracts

Lease Template Updates: You must amend your standard residential and manufactured home lease agreements immediately.

• Designated Email Clause: You must insert a clause explicitly designating a specific email address (e.g., `legalnotices@yourdomain.com`) for the delivery of notices under Sections 92.113 and 94.111.
• Consequence of Failure: Without this specific designation, the law permits a tenant to send binding legal notices to *any* email address they have previously used to communicate with you or your staff.

Hiring/Training

Staff Liability Training:

• Imputed Notice: The law codifies that leasing agents, resident managers, and management companies are "agents of the landlord" for notice delivery. Staff must be trained that receiving a repair request via email triggers the statutory timeline for repairs immediately. "I forgot to forward the email" is no longer a defense against liability.
• Vendor Verification: Maintenance staff must be trained to reject tenant-initiated repairs performed by unlicensed handymen in jurisdictions requiring trade licenses.

Reporting & Record-Keeping

Vendor Vetting Logs:

• If a tenant exercises "repair and deduct," you must require and retain proof that the vendor was an "independent company, contractor, or repairman."
• In municipalities requiring trade licenses (HVAC, plumbing, electrical), you must verify and file the vendor's active license number before accepting the rent deduction.

Fees & Costs

• No Statutory Fees: There are no new government fees.
• Operational Costs: Costs are limited to legal review of lease templates and potential administrative time verifying third-party vendor licenses.