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Tex. Prop. Code § 81.207

INSUFFICIENT INSURANCE

Known as the Condominium Act

The act spans §§ 81–81 (26 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Iqbal Akhtar v. Leawood HOA, Inc. (2016)

Most recently applied in Iqbal Akhtar v. Leawood HOA, Inc. (December 2016)

Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3623, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff

(a) If under Section 81.206 a damaged building in a condominium regime must be reconstructed but insurance proceeds are insufficient to pay for the cost of reconstruction, the apartment owners directly affected by the damage shall pay the difference between the cost of reconstruction and the insurance proceeds, unless the bylaws provide otherwise. Each affected apartment owner shall contribute an amount for reconstruction that is proportionate to the interest of the apartment owner in the condominium regime.

(b) If one or more but less than a majority of the affected apartment owners refuse to make a payment required under this section, after a resolution by the majority of the affected apartment owners stating the circumstances of the case and the cost of the work, the majority may repair the damage at the expense of all apartment owners benefited by the reconstruction.

(c) By a unanimous resolution subsequent to the date of a casualty, the apartment owners in a condominium regime who are concerned with the application of this section may elect to modify its effects.

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