Texas statutes and laws for homeowner and property owner organizations.
The following links take you to Texas Property Code laws. Chapter 5: Texas Statutes pertaining to buying and selling of property. –> Link Chapter 41: Property Exempt From Creditors’ Claims. –> Link Chapter 51: Provisions Generally Applicable To Liens. –> Link Chapter 82: Uniform Condominium Act –> Link Chapter 201: Restrictive Covenants Applicable To Certain …
Read More Texas Laws Affecting POA Home OwnersI have found that most homeowner / property owner corporations in Texas file as Nonprofit Corporations. The Texas law that deals with this type of corporation organization is the Business Organization Code. It can be found in Texas statutes for Business Organization Code, title 2. Corporations, Chapter 22 Nonprofit Corporations. To see the entire code …
Read More Texas Business Organization Code for Non ProfitsHere are some Texas laws that may, or may not, affect your property owners’ association, that are from various groups of Texas laws: Chapter 27: Government Code – Justice Court (Deed Restrictions). –> Link Chapter 32: Property Tax Code – Tax Liens and Personal Liability. –> Link Chapter 34: Property Tax Code – Tax Sales …
Read More Texas Laws – MiscellaneousI have said, a number of times, on here that when you are reading Texas statutes, you need to be careful of the ANDs & ORs that may be used in lists within them. In many of the Texas statutes, for instance the 211, you will find a list of items listed that are connected …
Read More LEGAL STATUTES, ANDs & ORs2021 Texas Homeowner Association Legislative Changes
Read More 2021 Texas Homeowner Association Legislative ChangesThe 87th Texas Legislative Session begins in January 2021. The HOA Reform Coalition of Texas is in the process of proposing new legislation. As part of this process, we need real examples of how HOA/POA/COA have treated property owners.
Read More TEXAS HOA REFORM: LEGISLATION SUGGESTIONSIn Texas, you have a legal right to request documents & records from your homeowner association. Property Code 209 gives you that right.
Read More Holiday Lake Estates Document RequestHB-1025 passed the 86th Texas legislative process and parts of the 209 statute are changing, NOW. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019, except Section 209.00591(a-3), Property Code, as added by this Act, which was enacted on 6/14/2019. That was the day that Governor Abbott signed it. This will not effect any sitting board members, …
Read More HOA NEPOTISM IN TEXAS HAS ENDEDFor Homeowner Associations only, the Texas 86th legislation, 2019, affected very little change to the Texas Statutes.
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