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The actual law · Texas
Texas Residential Property Owners Protection Act (Chapter 209, Texas Property Code), full text. This is the law your board answers to — read it yourself, then use the owner guides to see what it means in practice.
Governs residential property owners' associations (HOAs) for subdivisions of single-family lots. Covers governing documents, board duties, assessments, liens, meetings and elections, resale certificates, enforcement policies (HB 614), and owner remedies.
Short Title
Definitions
Applicability of Chapter
Management Certificates
The translation
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Adoption or Amendment of Certain Dedicatory Instruments
Covered in an owner guide
Methods of Providing Notices to Owners
Association Records
Covered in an owner guide
Architectural Review Authority
Open Board Meetings
Covered in an owner guide
Association Contracts
Notice of Election or Association Vote
Recount of Votes
Ballots
Right to Vote
Board Membership
Voting; Quorum
Covered in an owner guide
Election of Board Members
Tabulation of and Access to Ballots
Notice Required Before Enforcement Action
Covered in an owner guide
Association Policy; Fines
Alternative Payment Schedule for Certain Assessments
Covered in an owner guide
Priority of Payments
Third Party Collections
Credit Reporting Services
Hearing Before Board; Alternative Dispute Resolution
Covered in an owner guide
Attorney's Fees
Foreclosure Sale Prohibited in Certain Circumstances
Covered in an owner guide
Prerequisites to Foreclosure: Notice and Opportunity to Cure for Certain Other Lienholders
Judicial Foreclosure Required
Removal or Adoption of Foreclosure Authority
Assessment Lien Filing
Notice After Foreclosure Sale
Right of Redemption After Foreclosure
Covered in an owner guide
Restrictive Covenants Granting Easements to Certain Property Owners' Associations
Authority of Association to Amend Dedicatory Instrument
Mandatory Election Required After Failure to Call Regular Meeting
Regulation of Land Use: Residential Purpose
Regulation of Residential Leases or Rental Agreements
Justice Court Jurisdiction
Governs condominiums created on or after January 1, 1994 under the Texas Property Code. Covers creation of condominiums, association powers, assessments and liens, insurance, records, resale certificates, and transition from declarant control.
Short Title
Applicability
Definitions
Variation by Agreement
Separate Titles and Taxation
Applicability of Local Ordinances, Regulations, and Building Codes
Condemnation
Venue
Creation of Condominium
Unit Boundaries
Construction and Validity of Declaration and Bylaws
Description of Units
Contents of Declaration for All Condominiums
Leasehold Condominiums
Allocation of Common Element Interests, Votes, and Common Expense Liabilities
Limited Common Elements
Plats and Plans
Exercise of Development Right
Alterations of Units
Relocation of Boundaries Between Adjoining Units
Subdivision of Units
Easement for Encroachments
Use for Sales Purposes
Easement Rights
Amendment of Declaration
Restriction Relating to Club Membership
Termination of Condominium
Rights of Secured Lenders
Meeting at Which Amendments May Be Adopted
Organization of Unit Owners' Association
Powers of Unit Owners' Association
Board Members and Officers
Transfer of Special Declarant Rights
Termination of Contracts and Leases of Declarant
Bylaws
Upkeep of Condominium
Meetings
Quorums
Voting and Proxies
Insurance
Assessments for Common Expenses
Association's Lien for Assessments
Association Records
Access to Association Records
Association as Trustee
Management Certificate
Obligations of Unit Owners
Service of Process on Unit Owners in Certain Municipalities; Change of Address Required
Procedures for Filing Suit or Initiating Arbitration Proceedings for Defect or Design Claims for Certain Associations
Binding Arbitration for Certain Claims
Possession of Firearm or Firearm Ammunition on Condominium Property
Applicability
Liability for Condominium Information Statement
Condominium Information Statements in General
Condominiums with Conversion Buildings
Condominium Securities
Purchaser's Right to Cancel
Resale of Unit
Escrow of Deposits
Release of Liens
Conversion Buildings
Effect of Violations on Rights of Action and Attorney's Fees
Labeling of Promotional Material
Declarant's Obligation to Complete and Restore
Loans as Eligible Investments
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