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Tex. Prop. Code § 204.004

PROPERTY OWNERS' ASSOCIATION

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Truong v. City of Houston (2003)

Most recently applied in Teal Trading and Development, LP v. Champee Springs Ranches Property Owners Association (March 2014)

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 1040, Sec. 2, eff

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(a) A property owners' association is a designated representative of the owners of property in a subdivision and may be referred to as a "homeowners association," "community association," "civic association," "civic club," "association," "committee," or similar term contained in the restrictions. The membership of the association consists of the owners of property within the subdivision.

(b) The association must be nonprofit and may be incorporated as a Texas nonprofit corporation. An unincorporated association may incorporate under the Texas Nonprofit Corporation Law, as described by Section 1.008(d), Business Organizations Code.

(c) The association's board of directors or trustees must be elected or appointed in accordance with the applicable provisions of the restrictions and the association's articles of incorporation or bylaws.

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