87R18373 DRS-D
By: Davis H.B. No. 2447
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2447:
By: Turner of Tarrant C.S.H.B. No. 2447
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to suits against a property owners' association.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 209, Property Code, is amended by adding
Section 209.017 to read as follows:
Sec. 209.017. JUSTICE COURT JURISDICTION. An owner of
property in a subdivision may bring an action for a violation of
this chapter against the property owners' association of the
subdivision in the justice court of a precinct in which all or part
of the subdivision is located.
SECTION 2. Section 209.017, Property Code, as added by this
Act, applies only to an action brought on or after the effective
date of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.