Uniform Condominium Act
Texas · PR · §§ 82.001 to 82.164 · 66 sections
Overview
This act establishes a comprehensive statutory framework for the creation, governance, and termination of condominiums, setting out how a condominium is legally formed through a recorded declaration with plats and plans that fix unit boundaries, allocate interests in the common elements, and apportion voting rights and common expense liability. It governs the developer's role during the build-out period — reserved development rights, use of units for sales, transfer of special declarant rights, and the association's ability to terminate declarant-negotiated contracts and leases — alongside owners' rights to alter, subdivide, or relocate the boundaries of their units, and easement rights across the property. It also creates and empowers a unit owners' association with a board, officers, bylaws, and meeting and quorum requirements, and addresses amendment of the declaration, upkeep obligations, protections for secured lenders, eminent domain, master associations, and the merger, consolidation, or termination of condominiums.
Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.
In the courts
Sections of this act have been cited in 56 court decisions.
Most-cited authority: 964 SW2D 680 - Dickerson v. DeBarbieris
Sections covered
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.001SHORT TITLE
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.002APPLICABILITY2 cites
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.003DEFINITIONS5 cites
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.004VARIATION BY AGREEMENT4 cites
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.005SEPARATE TITLES AND TAXATION1 cite
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.006APPLICABILITY OF LOCAL ORDINANCES, REGULATIONS, AND BUILDING CODES
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.007CONDEMNATION
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.008VENUE
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.051CREATION OF CONDOMINIUM1 cite
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.052UNIT BOUNDARIES
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.053CONSTRUCTION AND VALIDITY OF DECLARATION AND BYLAWS
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.054DESCRIPTION OF UNITS
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.055CONTENTS OF DECLARATION FOR ALL CONDOMINIUMS1 cite
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.056LEASEHOLD CONDOMINIUMS1 cite
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.057ALLOCATION OF COMMON ELEMENT INTERESTS, VOTES, AND COMMON EXPENSE LIABILITIES
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.058LIMITED COMMON ELEMENTS
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.059PLATS AND PLANS
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.060EXERCISE OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHT
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.061ALTERATIONS OF UNITS
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.062RELOCATION OF BOUNDARIES BETWEEN ADJOINING UNITS
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.063SUBDIVISION OF UNITS
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.064EASEMENT FOR ENCROACHMENTS
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.065USE FOR SALES PURPOSES
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.066EASEMENT RIGHTS
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.067AMENDMENT OF DECLARATION
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.0675RESTRICTION RELATING TO CLUB MEMBERSHIP1 cite
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.068TERMINATION OF CONDOMINIUM1 cite
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.069RIGHTS OF SECURED LENDERS
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.070MEETING AT WHICH AMENDMENTS MAY BE ADOPTED
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.101ORGANIZATION OF UNIT OWNERS' ASSOCIATION3 cites
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.102POWERS OF UNIT OWNERS' ASSOCIATION3 cites
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.103BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS7 cites
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.104TRANSFER OF SPECIAL DECLARANT RIGHTS
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.105TERMINATION OF CONTRACTS AND LEASES OF DECLARANT
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.106BYLAWS1 cite
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.107UPKEEP OF CONDOMINIUM1 cite
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.108MEETINGS1 cite
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.109QUORUMS
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.110VOTING AND PROXIES
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.111INSURANCE3 cites
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.112ASSESSMENTS FOR COMMON EXPENSES
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.113ASSOCIATION'S LIEN FOR ASSESSMENTS8 cites
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.114ASSOCIATION RECORDS1 cite
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.1141ACCESS TO ASSOCIATION RECORDS
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.1142ONLINE ASSOCIATION INFORMATION REQUIRED
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.115ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.116MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.117OBLIGATIONS OF UNIT OWNERS2 cites
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.118SERVICE OF PROCESS ON UNIT OWNERS IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES; CHANGE OF ADDRESS REQUIRED
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.119PROCEDURES FOR FILING SUIT OR INITIATING ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS FOR DEFECT OR DESIGN CLAIMS FOR CERTAIN ASSOCIATIONS
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.120BINDING ARBITRATION FOR CERTAIN CLAIMS
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.121POSSESSION OF FIREARM OR FIREARM AMMUNITION ON CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.151APPLICABILITY
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.152LIABILITY FOR CONDOMINIUM INFORMATION STATEMENT
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.153CONDOMINIUM INFORMATION STATEMENTS IN GENERAL
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.154CONDOMINIUMS WITH CONVERSION BUILDINGS
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.155CONDOMINIUM SECURITIES
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.156PURCHASER'S RIGHT TO CANCEL
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.157RESALE OF UNIT2 cites
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.158ESCROW OF DEPOSITS
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.159RELEASE OF LIENS
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.160CONVERSION BUILDINGS
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.161EFFECT OF VIOLATIONS ON RIGHTS OF ACTION AND ATTORNEY'S FEES7 cites
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.162LABELING OF PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.163DECLARANT'S OBLIGATION TO COMPLETE AND RESTORE
- Tex. Prop. Code § 82.164LOANS AS ELIGIBLE INVESTMENTS
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