Tex.
Health & Safety Code Section 341.066
Tourist Courts, Hotels, Inns, and Rooming Houses
(a)
A person operating a tourist court, hotel, inn, or rooming house in this state shall:(1)
provide a safe and ample water supply for the general conduct of the tourist court, hotel, inn, or rooming house; and(2)
submit samples of the water at least once a year before May 1 to the department for bacteriological analysis.(b)
A tourist court, hotel, inn, and rooming house must be equipped with an approved system of sewage disposal maintained in a sanitary condition.(c)
An owner or operator of a tourist court, hotel, inn, or rooming house shall keep the premises sanitary and shall provide every practical facility essential for that purpose.(d)
An owner or operator of a tourist court, hotel, inn, or rooming house who provides a gas stove for the heating of a unit in the facility shall determine that the stove is properly installed and maintained in a properly ventilated room.(e)
An owner, operator, or manager of a tourist court, hotel, inn, or rooming house shall maintain sanitary appliances located in the facility in good repair.(f)
Food offered for sale at a tourist court, hotel, inn, or rooming house shall be:(1)
adequately protected from flies, dust, vermin, and spoilage; and(2)
kept in a sanitary condition.(g)
An owner, manager, or agent of a tourist court, hotel, inn, or rooming house may not rent or furnish a unit to a person succeeding a previous occupant before:(1)
thoroughly cleaning the unit; and(2)
providing clean and sanitary sheets, towels, and pillowcases.(h)
An owner, operator, or manager of a tourist court, hotel, inn, or rooming house shall maintain the facility in a sanitary condition.(i)
A tourist court, hotel, inn, or rooming house that does not conform to this chapter is a public health nuisance.
Source:
Section 341.066 — Tourist Courts, Hotels, Inns, and Rooming Houses, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.341.htm#341.066 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
