Texas Property Code

§ 202.001 — DEFINITIONS

PR § 202.001Title 11. RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS · Ch. 202. CONSTRUCTION AND ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS

Statute text

In this chapter:

(1)"Dedicatory instrument" means each document governing the establishment, maintenance, or operation of a residential subdivision, planned unit development, condominium or townhouse regime, or any similar planned development. The term includes a declaration or similar instrument subjecting real property to:

(A)restrictive covenants, bylaws, or similar instruments governing the administration or operation of a property owners' association;

(B)properly adopted rules and regulations of the property owners' association; or

(C)all lawful amendments to the covenants, bylaws, instruments, rules, or regulations.

(2)"Property owners' association" means an incorporated or unincorporated association owned by or whose members consist primarily of the owners of the property covered by the dedicatory instrument and through which the owners, or the board of directors or similar governing body, manage or regulate the residential subdivision, planned unit development, condominium or townhouse regime, or similar planned development.

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Legislative history

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 1821), Sec. 2, eff. January 1, 2012. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1389 (H.B. 680), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.