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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to excessive property owners' association fines. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 209, Property Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 209.0061 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 209.0061. ASSESSMENT OF FINES. A fine assessed by the |
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property owners' association must be reasonable in the context of |
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the nature and frequency of the violation and the effect of the |
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violation on the subdivision as a whole. If the association allows |
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fines for a continuing violation to accumulate against a lot or an |
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owner, the association must establish a reasonable maximum fine |
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amount for a continuing violation at which point the total fine |
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amount is capped. |
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SECTION 2. Section 209.0061, Property Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to a fine that becomes due on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. A fine that becomes due before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect |
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immediately before the effective date of this Act, and that law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |