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The 89th Texas Legislative Session shaped up to be a session for the POA industry to closely follow. The Legislature considered over 60 bills that could have brought drastic changes to POA operations, but ultimately, only a few passed resulting in positive change. These bills cover topics that include: Security Measures ACC Membership Electronic VotingRead more

The 88th Texas Legislative Session has unofficially started with bills that potentially affect property owners associations (POAs) already being filed. Before the session kicks into high gear later this month, let’s look at what has been filed thus far. The bills discussed below were filed prior to December 13, 2022. HB 614 – Relating toRead more

April saw the various committees around the capitol kick into high gear. The committees are rapidly hearing, considering, modifying and voting on whether to pass the many POA related bills on to the full chamber for a vote. For this legislative update, we will provide an update on the current status of each bill andRead more

The month of March marked another busy period for the Legislature and POA related bills. Several more bills were filed before the 60-day bill filing deadline of March 12, 2021. Now, attention has turned to the various House and Senate committees as hearings are being scheduled and conducted. For this legislative update, we will introduceRead more

February has marked a busy month for legislators at the State Capitol. The pace of bills being filed has accelerated and multiple new bills are appearing daily, with a large portion relating to the POA industry. For our March update, we will introduce many of the new bills that have been filed, including a fewRead more

In recent years, the Board of Directors (“Board”) approval process of fines, deed restriction enforcement actions and collection actions has come under greater scrutiny. We have seen an increase in cases where an owner or, in most cases, the owner’s attorney, wants to see the Board’s meeting minutes that contain an entry showing that theRead more

Did you hear the one about the homeowner who, no matter how many violation letters the community association sent, refused to stop parking his car in his front yard? Or how about the homeowner who did not care that her tenant refused to remove his window unit air conditioner even though she had been sentRead more