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POA Law 101: The Texas Property Code Chapters All Community Managers and Board Members Need to Know The POA industry is filled with policies, rules and regulations. As self-governing entities, POAs adopt governing documents, bylaws and more that outline the expectations for all residents. But it is not just the residents that have to followRead more

The end of the year is quickly approaching and for many POAs that means the annual meeting is upcoming. The annual meeting provides members the opportunity to come together, hear from their directors on the board and typically elect new directors. But for some, hiccups can appear in the process. In this article, we offerRead more

Communication is the key to many things in life. The same holds true for property owners associations (POAs). Board members and community managers play a major role in keeping the community informed about operations, in times of disaster and of general happenings within the community. Accordingly, RMWBH wants to ensure board members and managers haveRead more

For many, the start of fall marks the hope of cooler temperatures being near, but for POA community managers and board members that is another story. September means the heat is really cranked up with the stress of budget season falling upon the POA industry. The requirements on how the budget should be set dependsRead more

Final Update June 5, 2023 The 88th Texas Legislative Regular Session has come to an end.  On May 29, 2023, Governor Abbott released a proclamation calling for a special session of the Texas Senate to reconvene on June 2, 2023, to focus on bills related to property taxes and border security.  With the eyes ofRead more

Two years after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic things are returning to a sense of normalcy for many, but not everything has gone back to the way it was before the pandemic began. One major change brought on by the pandemic in the property owners association (POA) world is the use of virtual platformsRead more

The operations of property owners associations (POAs) can often be vast and complex. Asking the board of directors, who are volunteers, to be hands-on in every facet of operations is often difficult if not impracticable. To keep pace with the requests and needs of homeowners, Boards will often turn to other members of the POARead more

The 87th Texas Legislative Session has brought sweeping changes to the property owners association (POA) industry. Among the changes that will bring the most impact are the way management certificates will have to be prepared and filed with the Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC).  What does the statute say needs to go into the managementRead more

After a long 140 days, the 87th Texas Legislative Session has come to an end. In November when bill filing began, many believed this would be a quiet session concerning POAs with most of the legislative focus being on COVID-19 relief and other related issues. But, over the past few months, the legislative session turnedRead more

In Part I of our 87th Texas Legislative Session Recap, we examined the bills that passed the Congress and have been signed or are awaiting the Governor’s signature. In Part II of our Legislative Session Recap, we will examine the bills that failed to pass during this session. Bills That Received Legislative Action But FailedRead more