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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to restrictions on residential leasing in property owners' |
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associations. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 202, Property Code, is amended by adding |
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new section 202.0231 follows: |
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Sec. 202.0231. REGULATION OF RESIDENTIAL LEASING. |
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(a) A property owners' association may not establish, |
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include, adopt, or enforce a provision in a dedicatory instrument, |
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or construe a restricted covenant as, prohibiting an owner from |
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executing a residential lease of at least six months. |
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(b) If an owner chooses to execute a residential lease with |
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one or more tenants, a property owners' association may not |
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establish, include, adopt, or enforce a provision in a dedicatory |
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instrument that imposes occupancy limits beyond those in Property |
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Code Sec. 92.010. |
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SECTION 2. (a) This Act takes effect immediately if it |
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receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each |
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house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. |
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If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate |
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effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |