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Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 173.002

SCOPE OF CHAPTER

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 5.03, eff

(a) This chapter applies only to the arbitration of a controversy between members of an association or corporation or between a corporation and its members if the association or corporation is:

(1) exempt from the payment of federal income taxes under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by being listed as an exempt organization under Section 501(c) of the code; or

(2) incorporated under:

(A) the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes); or

(B) Subchapter C, Chapter 23, Business Organizations Code.

(b) This chapter does not apply to the arbitration of a controversy between:

(1) members of:

(A) a property owners' association, as defined by Section 209.002, Property Code;

(B) a condominium council of owners, as defined by Section 81.002, Property Code; or

(C) a condominium unit owners' association organized under Section 82.101, Property Code; or

(2) an association or council of owners described by Subdivision (1) and a member of that association or council of owners.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.