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By: Coleman (Senate Sponsor - Hinojosa) |
H.B. No. 3800 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 6, 2013; |
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May 7, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Intergovernmental Relations; May 14, 2013, reported favorably by |
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the following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 14, 2013, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the recording and indexing of property owners' |
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association management certificates in the county real property |
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records. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 209.004, Property Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) The county clerk of each county in which a management |
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certificate is filed as required by this section shall record the |
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management certificate in the real property records of the county |
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and index the document as a "Property Owners' Association |
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Management Certificate." |
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SECTION 2. To ensure that all management certificates are |
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recorded and indexed in accordance with Section 209.004(a-1), |
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Property Code, as added by this Act, on or after September 1, 2013, |
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and not later than January 1, 2014, each property owners' |
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association that is subject to Section 209.004, Property Code, |
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immediately before September 1, 2013, shall file the association's |
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management certificate under that section, regardless of whether |
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the association filed a management certificate before September 1, |
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2013. This section does not affect the time in which a property |
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owners' association is required to file the association's |
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management certificate under Section 209.004, Property Code, as |
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amended by this Act, if the association's initial duty to file the |
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management certificate arises on or after September 1, 2013. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |
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