89R14381 RAL-F
By: Gerdes H.B. No. 3908
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the violation of the restrictions, bylaws, or rules of a
property owners' association.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 209.006, Property Code, is amended by
adding Subsections (a-1) and (a-2) to read as follows:
(a-1) A property owners' association shall provide the
notice required by Subsection (a) for a violation of the
restrictions or bylaws or rules of the association not later than
the 180th day after the date the violation occurs.
(a-2) If a property owners' association fails to provide
notice of a violation of the restrictions or bylaws or rules of the
association as required by Subsection (a-1), a fine may not be
assessed for the violation.
SECTION 2. Section 209.0061, Property Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
(e) A property owners' association must levy any fine for a
subsequent violation of a restriction or a bylaw or rule of the
association before the 180th day after the date the initial
violation occurred or the 30th day after the date notice is given
under Section 209.006, whichever is later.
SECTION 3. Section 209.006, Property Code, as amended by
this Act, applies only to an enforcement action initiated by a
property owners' association on or after the effective date of this
Act. An enforcement action initiated before the effective date of
this Act is governed by the law in effect immediately before the
effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for
that purpose.
SECTION 4. Section 209.0061, Property Code, as amended by
this Act, applies only to a fine levied on or after the effective
date of this Act. A fine levied before the effective date of this
Act is governed by the law in effect immediately before the
effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for
that purpose.
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.