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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring property owner's associations and |
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condominium associations to be registered with the secretary of |
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state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 81, Property Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 81.0031 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 81.0031. REGISTRATION OF ASSOCIATION REQUIRED. (a) |
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In this section, "condominium association" means a unit owner's |
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association of a condominium regime. |
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(b) A condominium association shall annually register with |
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the secretary of state. |
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(c) A registration must include the names and contact |
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information of members of the governing body of the condominium |
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association. |
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(d) A condominium association may not collect association |
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dues or fees unless the condominium association is registered with |
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the secretary of state. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 82, Property Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 82.009 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 82.009. REGISTRATION OF ASSOCIATION REQUIRED. (a) In |
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this section, "condominium association" means a unit owner's |
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association of a condominium regime. |
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(b) A condominium association shall annually register with |
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the secretary of state. |
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(c) A registration must include the names and contact |
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information of members of the board of the condominium association. |
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(d) A condominium association may not collect association |
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dues or fees unless the condominium association is registered with |
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the secretary of state. |
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SECTION 3. Chapter 209, Property Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 209.0031 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 209.0031. REGISTRATION OF ASSOCIATION REQUIRED. (a) |
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A property owner's association shall annually register with the |
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secretary of state. |
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(b) A registration must include the names and contact |
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information of members of the board of the property owner's |
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association. |
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(c) A property owner's association may not collect |
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association assessments unless the association is registered with |
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the secretary of state. |
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SECTION 4. The secretary of state shall adopt rules |
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necessary to implement Sections 81.0031, 82.009, and 209.0031, |
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Property Code, as added by this Act, not later than January 1, 2022. |
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SECTION 5. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this |
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section, this Act takes effect January 1, 2022. |
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(b) Section 4 of this Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |