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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation of clotheslines by a property owners' |
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association. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 202, Property Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 202.008 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 202.008. REGULATION OF CLOTHESLINES. (a) Except as |
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otherwise provided by this section, a property owners' association |
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may not include or enforce a provision in a dedicatory instrument |
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that prohibits or restricts a property owner from installing or |
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using a clothesline on the owner's property for the purpose of |
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drying laundry. |
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(b) A provision that violates Subsection (a) is void. |
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(c) This section does not prohibit the inclusion or |
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enforcement of a provision in a dedicatory instrument that: |
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(1) prohibits a clothesline that: |
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(A) as adjudicated by a court: |
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(i) threatens the public health or safety; |
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or |
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(ii) violates a law; |
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(B) is located on property owned or maintained by |
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the property owners' association; |
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(C) is located on property owned in common by the |
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members of the property owners' association; or |
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(D) is visible above the fence line of a fenced |
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yard or patio maintained by the property owner; or |
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(2) prohibits or requires prior approval of the |
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property owners' association for a clothesline located in or on a |
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front or side yard or patio maintained by the property owner. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |