Politicians Matter!

The Governor, Lt. Governor, and other statewide elected officials care about you no matter where you live. Here’s how you can contact key statewide officials.

All state senators and representatives mostly care about their constituents. Here’s how you can contact your local officials.

Sometimes, individual legislators will shoulder the load to improve laws for us all, but they need to be persuaded to do so. It is especially important to make sure all legislators know of the continuing abuses by associations.

Statutes

The Texas Property Code has many important statutes.

Chapter 202 has many important provisions that apply to both subdivisions and condominiums.

For subdivisions only:

Chapter 204 has provisions that give powers to subdivisions in Harris, Galveston, Brazoria, and Montogomery counties. This is often not a good thing for local homeowners. Note that legislators in other counties have not been clamoring for extension of this law to their homes.

Chapter 207 applies to all subdivisions in Texas. It provides for “Disclosure of Information by Property Owners’ Associations.” Not enough.

Chapter 209 applies to all subdivisions in Texas. It is called the “Residential Property Owners Protection Act.” You decide.

For condominiums only:

Chapter 81 applies to condominiums created before 1994.
Chapter 82 (called TUCA) applies to condominiums created after 1993, and some parts apply to all condominiums.