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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a written request for access to or information from a |
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property owners' association's books and records. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 209.005, Property Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsections (e-1), (e-2), and |
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(e-3) to read as follows: |
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(e) An owner or the owner's authorized representative |
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described by Subsection (c) must submit a written request for |
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access or information under Subsection (c) to [by certified mail, |
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with sufficient detail describing the property owners' |
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association's books and records requested, to the mailing address |
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of] the association or the association's authorized representative |
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as reflected on the most current management certificate filed under |
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Section 209.004. The request must be submitted by: |
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(1) United States mail; |
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(2) electronic mail; |
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(3) hand delivery; or |
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(4) any other appropriate method approved by the |
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association, including facsimile transmission or electronic |
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submission through the association's Internet website. |
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(e-1) A [The] request for access or information under |
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Subsection (c) must contain: |
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(1) sufficient detail describing the property owners' |
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association's books and records that are the subject of the |
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request; and |
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(2) an election either to inspect the books and |
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records before obtaining copies or to have the property owners' |
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association forward copies of the requested books and records. |
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(e-2) If [and: |
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[(1) if] an inspection is requested under Subsection |
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(e-1)(2), the association, on or before the 10th business day after |
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the date the association receives the request, shall send written |
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notice of dates during normal business hours that the owner may |
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inspect the requested books and records to the extent those books |
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and records are in the possession, custody, or control of the |
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association. |
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(e-3) If [; or |
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[(2) if] copies of identified books and records are |
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requested under Subsection (e-1)(2), the association shall, to the |
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extent those books and records are in the possession, custody, or |
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control of the association, produce the requested books and records |
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for the requesting party on or before the 10th business day after |
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the date the association receives the request, except as otherwise |
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provided by this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |