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| 1 | 1 | 89R3452 PRL-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Schofield H.B. No. 2280 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to the authority of a property owners' association to | |
| 10 | 10 | regulate a property owner's display of political signs. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. Section 259.002, Election Code, is amended by | |
| 13 | 13 | adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: | |
| 14 | 14 | (f) Unless a sign described by Subsection (b) is displayed | |
| 15 | 15 | in violation of a restrictive covenant permitted by this section, a | |
| 16 | 16 | property owners' association may not issue to the property owner | |
| 17 | 17 | displaying the sign any communication, including a letter, e-mail, | |
| 18 | 18 | or oral demand, purporting to restrict the sign's display. A | |
| 19 | 19 | property owner who receives a communication from a property owners' | |
| 20 | 20 | association issued in violation of this subsection may bring an | |
| 21 | 21 | action for injunctive relief under this subsection to enjoin the | |
| 22 | 22 | association from engaging in the practice. The court shall award | |
| 23 | 23 | reasonable attorney's fees to a property owner who prevails in an | |
| 24 | 24 | action under this subsection. | |
| 25 | 25 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |