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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a county to regulate condominiums. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 232, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 232.0016 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 232.0016. CONDOMINIUM REGULATION. (a) In this |
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section, "condominium" and "declaration" have the meanings |
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assigned by Section 82.003, Property Code. |
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(b) A condominium declaration is not a subdivision of land |
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for the purposes of this chapter. |
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(c) A county may not require: |
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(1) the undivided common interests in a condominium to |
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be subdivided; or |
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(2) any other division of the designated separate |
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ownership interests in the condominium. |
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(d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), a county may not |
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regulate the internal site development of a tract of land to be |
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declared as a condominium or a platted lot declared as a |
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condominium. |
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(e) A county may ensure that a plat for a condominium has |
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adequate public street frontage or utility easements to serve the |
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condominium. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a condominium declaration filed on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2021. |