Amend HB 2215 as follows:                                                    
	(1)  On page 1, line 7, strike "Before" and substitute "Except 
as provided by Subsection (c), before [Before]".
	(2)  On page 1, line 15, between "notice" and "must", insert 
"required by Subsection (a)".
	(3)  On page 2, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following:                   
	(c)  This subsection applies only to property described by 
Section 209.0071(a). Before a property owners' association may 
suspend an owner's right to use a common area, file a suit against 
an owner other than a suit to collect a regular or special 
assessment or foreclose under an association's lien, charge an 
owner for property damage, or levy a fine for a violation of the 
restrictions or bylaws or rules of the association, the association 
or its agent must give written notice to the owner by certified 
mail, return receipt requested.
	(d)  The notice required by Subsection (c) must:                        
		(1)  describe the violation or property damage that is 
the basis for the suspension action, charge, or fine and state any 
amount due the association from the owner; and
		(2)  inform the owner that the owner:                                  
			(A)  is entitled to a reasonable period to cure the 
violation and avoid the fine or suspension unless the owner was 
given notice and a reasonable opportunity to cure a similar 
violation within the preceding six months; and
			(B)  may request a hearing under Section 209.007 
on or before the 30th day after the date the owner receives the 
notice.
	(4)  On page 2, line 10, between the period and "A", insert 
the following:
	(a)  This section does not apply to property located wholly or 
partly in:
		(1)  a municipality that:                                              
			(A)  has a population of more than 175,000 and less 
than 200,000; and
			(B)  is located in a county in which another 
municipality with a population of more than one million is 
predominantly located; and
		(2)  a development in which at least 2300 acres of the 
property is subject to a covenant, condition, or restriction 
designating the property for commercial use, multifamily 
dwellings, or open space.
	(b)                                                                     
	(5)  On page 2, line 23, between "An owner" and "is not", 
insert "to whom Section 209.0071 applies".
	(6)  On page 3, line 3, strike "A", and substitute "(a) Except 
as provided by Subsection (b), a [A]".
	(7)  On page 3, between lines 11 and 12, insert the following:                 
	(b)  For property described by Section 209.0071(a), a 
property owners' association may not foreclose a property owners' 
association's assessment lien if the debt securing the lien 
consists solely of:
		(1)  fines assessed by the association; or                             
		(2)  attorney's fees incurred by the association solely 
associated with fines assessed by the association.
	(8)  On page 3, line 14, between the period and "Except", 
insert the following:
	(a)  This section does not apply to property described by 
Section 209.0071(a).
	(b)                                                                     
	(9) On page 3, line 22, strike "The" and substitute "Except as 
provided by this subsection, the [The]".
	(10)  On page 3, line 26, after the period, insert the 
following:            
	For property described by Section 209.0071(a), the owner of 
property in a residential subdivision may redeem the property from 
any purchaser at a sale foreclosing a property owners' 
association's assessment lien not later than the 180th day after 
the date the association mails written notice of the sale to the 
owner under Section 209.010.
	(11)  On page 4, line 2, between "association" and "is", 
insert ", other than an association for property described by 
Section 209.0071(a),".
	(12)  On page 4, line 20, between "association" and "is", 
insert ", other than an association for property described by 
Section 209.0071(a),".