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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a requirement that a condominium receive prior approval |
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from a county prior to its creation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 82.051, Property Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (d-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(d) Except as provided by Subsection (d-1), a [A] county |
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clerk shall, without prior approval from any other authority, |
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record declarations and amendments to declarations in the real |
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property records and record condominium plats or plans in the real |
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property records or in books maintained for that purpose. If a |
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county clerk maintains a book for the condominium plat records, the |
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book shall be the same size and type as the book for recording |
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subdivision plats. |
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(d-1) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (d), a |
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county may require a county clerk to receive prior approval from the |
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county before a condominium may be created under this chapter. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply to the |
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creation of a condominium that occurs on or after the effective date |
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of this Act. The creation of a condominium that occurs before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date the condominium was created, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |