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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to prohibiting property owners' associations from |
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requiring property owners to use specified contractors for property |
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alteration, maintenance, or repair. |
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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 202.010 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 202.010. SELECTION OF CONTRACTORS FOR PROPERTY |
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ALTERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR. (a) Except as otherwise |
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provided by this section, a property owners' association may not |
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enforce or adopt a restrictive covenant that requires a property |
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owner to use a contractor selected by the property owners' |
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association when contracting for alteration, maintenance, or |
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repair of the property owner's property. |
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(b) This section does not prohibit enforcement or adoption |
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of a restrictive covenant that allows the property owners' |
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association to designate a specific contractor to: |
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(1) alter, maintain, or repair property that the |
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property owners' association is required to maintain; or |
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(2) provide services to or for the benefit of all |
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members of the property owners' association. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |