89R14511 JBD-F
By: Kitzman H.B. No. 4566
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a written request for access to or information from a
property owners' association's books and records.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 209.005, Property Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsections (e-1), (e-2), and
(e-3) to read as follows:
(e) An owner or the owner's authorized representative
described by Subsection (c) must submit a written request for
access or information under Subsection (c) to [by certified mail,
with sufficient detail describing the property owners'
association's books and records requested, to the mailing address
of] the association or the association's authorized representative
as reflected on the most current management certificate filed under
Section 209.004. The request must be submitted by:
(1) United States mail;
(2) electronic mail;
(3) hand delivery; or
(4) any other appropriate method approved by the
association, including facsimile transmission or electronic
submission through the association's Internet website.
(e-1) A [The] request for access or information under
Subsection (c) must contain:
(1) sufficient detail describing the property owners'
association's books and records that are the subject of the
request; and
(2) an election either to inspect the books and
records before obtaining copies or to have the property owners'
association forward copies of the requested books and records.
(e-2) If [and:
[(1) if] an inspection is requested under Subsection
(e-1)(2), the association, on or before the 10th business day after
the date the association receives the request, shall send written
notice of dates during normal business hours that the owner may
inspect the requested books and records to the extent those books
and records are in the possession, custody, or control of the
association.
(e-3) If [; or
[(2) if] copies of identified books and records are
requested under Subsection (e-1)(2), the association shall, to the
extent those books and records are in the possession, custody, or
control of the association, produce the requested books and records
for the requesting party on or before the 10th business day after
the date the association receives the request, except as otherwise
provided by this section.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.