81R7547 AJA-D
 
  By: Solomons H.J.R. No. 76
 
 
 
A JOINT RESOLUTION
  proposing a constitutional amendment permitting an encumbrance to
  be fixed on homestead property for an obligation to pay certain
  property owners' association fees and fines without permitting the
  forced sale of the homestead.
         BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.   Section 50, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, is
  amended by adding Subsection (w) to read as follows:
         (w)  An obligation to pay property owners' association fees
  for maintenance and ownership of common facilities and services or
  to pay other fees or fines imposed by a property owners' association
  is a debt for which an encumbrance may be fixed on homestead
  property. The homestead, however, is protected from forced sale
  for the payment of a debt described by this subsection.
         SECTION 2.   This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
  submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 3, 2009.  
  The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
  proposition: "The constitutional amendment permitting an
  encumbrance to be fixed on homestead property for an obligation to
  pay certain property owners' association fees and fines without
  permitting the forced sale of the homestead."