This month the governor signed ten legislative bills affecting Associations into law, as discussed below. An omnibus bill provides multiple amendments and additions to the Texas Uniform Condominium Act (Chapter 82 of the Texas Property Code). All associations must file … Continue reading
by Rucks Russell / KHOU 11 News — Posted on May 21, 2013 at 9:36 AM HOUSTON—After fighting for his country, a Houston homeowner said he’s been forced to fight his HOA to fly his American flag. “Only me,” said … Continue reading
From the 2013 Texas Legislative Session — Posted June 19, 2013 “On Friday, Texas Governor Perry signed into law protection for owners of second lots, and codified the definition of “Residential Purpose” in the Texas Property Code. By signing into … Continue reading
by Jay Root — posted May 21, 2013 INDIO, Calif. — The slick brochure advertising homes in the Sun City Shadow Hills neighborhood near Palm Springs has escapist senior fantasy written all over it. “Get Ready For The Next Great Chapter Of Your Life,” … Continue reading
By Anna Merlan Published Mon., May 20 2013 at 10:44 AM Carona John Carona, our Republican state senator from Dallas, learned some hard lessons this session about how his fellow lawmakers’ business interests tend to dominate the doings in … Continue reading
by Jay Root — May 20, 2013 This is one in a series of occasional storiesabout ethics and transparency in the part-time Texas Legislature. It was produced in partnership with Texas Monthly and appears in print in the June issue of the magazine. … Continue reading
By Claire Cardona — May 17, 2013 The House on Friday approved a bill that would prevent homeowner’s associations from restricting drought-resistant landscaping, also known as xeriscaping. According to the bill by Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin, an association could require a … Continue reading
By Cindy George — May 18, 2013 The relationship between homeowner association boards and residents of the communities they oversee can be contentious. And then, there’s the legendary level of toxicity. Neighbors take sides. Camps form. Community bulletin boards and Facebook posts … Continue reading
The information in this document is current as of May 13, 2013, noon, and may change for various reasons at any time. The following bills are STILL MOVING: CSHB 3803 (McClendon) As presented, this bill relating to the municipal and county … Continue reading
by Phil Anaya / KENS 5 — May 3, 2013 A northwest San Antonio resident is being sued by his homeowners association for hundreds of thousands of dollars in violations he calls “ridiculous”. “We’ve lived in this community going on 18 … Continue reading
TCAA in its late April 2013 newsletter stated:” It has not been demonstrated that embezzlement is a problem for POAs.” yet the link below lists just some of the fraud and embezzlement news stories. Homeowners in Texas have great difficulty proving fraud and … Continue reading
by Drew Karedes / KHOU 11 News – April 30, 2013 HOUSTON — A senior citizen who was ambushed in her garage and pistol whipped repeatedly is speaking out. Peggy Wood says she doesn’t want to see anyone else go through … Continue reading
by Jay Root — April 9, 2013 Texas Tribune: HOA Accountability Bill Stirs Debate at Capitol A bill aimed at making nonprofit homeowners associations more financially accountable and transparent pitted homeowner activists against people representing for-profit HOA contractors on Tuesday. House Bill 3803, by … Continue reading
Texas is considering a law that will begin some oversight to Property Associations in Texas. Property owners within these regulated communities need oversight of their Associations. If you support HB3803 you can use the form letter below to write your representative. … Continue reading
By Anita Hassan — April 3, 2013 Lawbreaking motorists are not tolerated by the Copperfield Coalition. The watchdog group is committed to public safety and believes speeding and running through stop signs in its northwest Harris County community must end. As president … Continue reading
March 15, 2013 We’re smack dab in the middle of the Session that ends at midnight on May 27th. Still plenty of time for any bill to pass, and for any bill to morph into something different. We now have … Continue reading
Proposed Texas HOA/COA Laws – 2013 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Business & IndustryTIME & DATE: 1:30 PM or upon final adjourn./recess Tuesday, March 26, 2013 PLACE: E2.014 CHAIR: Rep. René Oliveira Condo Owners: HB 2075 listed for … Continue reading
By Cindy George – March 15, 2013 — Houston Chronicle Burglars, be forewarned. You’ll hurt yourselves trying to break through the doors on Charles Babineaux’s house. In 2007, he was among the first homeowners in Brunswick Meadows – a subdivision … Continue reading
I was on Nevada Public Radio the other day with the state ombudsperson, an HOA lawyer, and an owner advocate. It was a good conversation. But there was something that kept going through my mind that I never got a … Continue reading
By Carole VanSickle – February 19, 2013 Vacation-home buyers are finding it harder and harder to finance their purchases, even with good credit and a healthy down payment. In some cases, the culprit behind their lenders’ skittishness is not even … Continue reading
By Brian Sullivan – February 1, 2013 There’s a mindset that craves the acquisition of any kind of authority and takes full—even excessive—advantage of it. Individuals afflicted with said mindset tend to amplify the significance of insignificant matters and insist, … Continue reading
February 9, 2013 $1,356,880 Awarded Homeowners; $616,678 for Attorney Fees Houston – Years of frustration and lawsuits finally ended Friday February 8, 2013, when a group of homeowners at The Landing Condominium in El Lago, Texas, won their case before … Continue reading
By Jack Fink – February 4, 2013 DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Residents at the Sable Ridge Condominium complex say they’ll never forget the sound. Michael Issa says the eight gunshots that rang out Monday morning scared him. “I just know I heard … Continue reading
By: Melissa Foy Wichita Falls police arrest the building manager for a local condominium and charge him with embezzling from homeowner association funds. Forty-eight year-old Benny Wayne Hopkins is charged with theft over $20,000 and is not now listed on … Continue reading
By John Suayan, Galveston Bureau – January 10, 2013 GALVESTON – A Kemah homeowners association has filed suit over what it believes to be financial wrongdoing committed by one of its directors. In a lawsuit filed Jan. 7 in Galveston County District … Continue reading