Both in subdivisions and condominiums, homeowners now have rights to install and use standby electric generators (a defined term). 202.019 (a & b). However, associations have a fairly large number of categories in which they can regulate. 202.019(c). The … Continue reading →
Previously, conviction of a felony, or crime of moral turpitude, barred homeowners from being directors. Now, that bar disappears 20 years after the conviction. 209.00591(b).
Continue reading →Subdivisions and condominiums (among others) now can avoid some liability for land “used for recreational gardening by a group of people residing in a neighborhood or community for the purpose of providing fresh produce for the benefit of the … Continue reading →
Chapter 209.016 now protects privacy of certain information relating to leases of homes in subdivisions. It also limits the rights of subdivisions to exclude certain tenants based on a consumer or credit report.
Continue reading →Chapter 202.010(f) now allows homeowners in subdivisions and condominiums to install solar energy devices in residential units, if there are more than 50 lots. Residential units are limited to single family homes and separate living units in a duplex, … Continue reading →
This new statute allows subdivision associations (not condominiums) to develop new ways to give notice to homeowners. However, there are two important limits: if existing law prescribes how notice must be given for some purposes, the association can use a … Continue reading →
Strong laws protect our rights to get documents from local governments. This used to be known as the Open Records Act, and now is called the Public Information Act. See the Texas Government Code 552.001. This currently applies in a … Continue reading →
Texas Property Code 207.006 states as follows: “A property owners’ association shall make dedicatory instruments relating to the association or subdivision and filed in the county deed records available on a website if the association has, or a management company … Continue reading →
The HOA Reform Coalition will hold its 2015 Conference on October 24, in Houston, Texas. The focus will be to start planning for the next Legislative Session. Lawyers and property managers for associations already have been heard to call for … Continue reading →
Many homeowner associations just don’t get it. Whatever they call themselves — HOAs, POAs, CIDs – all subdivisions, townhomes, and condominiums should exist to serve homeowners. But, too often, the boards, managers, and their attorneys act as if homeowners exist to serve associations. And, too often, associations abuse bad laws to sue homeowners.
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