By: Vasut, Jetton, White, et al. H.B. No. 2912
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to a violation of the Texas Residential Property Owners
  Protection Act or a dedicatory instrument by a board member of a
  property owners' association and to the recall of a board member.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Chapter 209, Property Code, is amended by adding
  Section 209.017 to read as follows:
         Sec. 209.017.  BOARD MEMBER VIOLATION OF CHAPTER OR
  DEDICATORY INSTRUMENT. (a)  An owner may bring an action against a
  property owners' association for a violation of this chapter or a
  provision of the association's dedicatory instruments by a board
  member acting in the board member's official capacity.  The owner
  may file a petition against the association with the justice of the
  peace of a justice precinct in which all or part of the property
  that is governed by the association is located requesting relief
  under this section.
         (b)  If the justice of the peace finds that the board member
  violated this chapter or a dedicatory instrument while acting
  individually or with other board members, the justice of the peace
  may grant one or more of the following remedies:
               (1)  a judgment ordering the property owners'
  association to immediately remove the board member from the board;
               (2)  a judgment against the property owners'
  association for damages incurred by the owner resulting from the
  violation; or
               (3)  a judgment authorizing the owner to deduct the
  amounts awarded to the owner under Subdivision (2) or Subsection
  (c) from any future regular or special assessments payable to the
  property owners' association.
         (c)  The prevailing party in an action under this section is
  entitled to a judgment for court costs and reasonable attorney's
  fees incurred by the party in connection with the action.
         (d)  On or before the 10th business day before the date an
  owner brings an action against a property owners' association under
  this section, the owner must send written notice to the association
  of the owner's intent to bring the action.  The notice must:
               (1)  be sent certified mail, return receipt requested,
  or delivered by the United States Postal Service with signature
  confirmation service to the mailing address of the association or
  authorized representative as reflected on the most current
  management certificate filed under Section 209.004; and
               (2)  describe with sufficient detail the alleged
  violation.
         (e)  For the purposes of this section, "business day" means a
  day other than Saturday, Sunday, or a state or federal holiday.
         SECTION 2.  Chapter 209, Property Code, is amended by adding
  Section 209.00595 to read as follows:
         Sec. 209.00595.  RECALL OF BOARD MEMBERS.  (a)  Members of a
  property owners' association may require a meeting of the property
  owners' association for purposes of recalling a director pursuant
  to Section 22.155(3), Business Organizations Code.
         (b)  At a special meeting called pursuant to Subsection (a),
  a director of a property owners' association may be recalled and
  removed from office under any procedure provided for by Section
  22.211, Business Organizations Code.
         SECTION 3.  Section 209.017, Property Code, as added by this
  Act, applies only to a violation that occurs on or after the
  effective date of this Act.  A violation that occurs before the
  effective date of this Act is governed by the law as it existed
  immediately before the effective date of this Act, and that law is
  continued in effect for that purpose.  For purposes of this section,
  a violation occurred before the effective date of this Act if any
  element of the violation occurred before that date.
         SECTION 4.  Section 209.00595, Property Code, as added by
  this Act, applies only to an action brought on or after the
  effective date of this Act.  An action brought before the effective
  date of this Act is governed by the law in effect at that time.
         SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September l, 2021.