Texas Property Code
§ 209.0065 — CREDIT REPORTING SERVICES
PR § 209.0065Title 11. RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS · Ch. 209. TEXAS RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OWNERS PROTECTION ACT
Statute text
View on source(a)A property owners' association or the association's collection agent may not report any delinquent fines, fees, or assessments to a credit reporting service that are the subject of a pending dispute between the owner and the property owners' association.
(b)A property owners' association may report the delinquent payment history of assessments, fines, and fees of property owners within its jurisdiction to a credit reporting service only if:
(1)at least 30 business days before reporting to a credit reporting service, the association sends, via certified mail, hand delivery, electronic delivery, or by other delivery means acceptable between the parties, a detailed report of all delinquent charges owed; and
(2)a property owner has been given the opportunity to enter into a payment plan.
(c)A property owners' association may not charge a fee to an individual property owner for the reporting under Subsection (b) of the delinquent payment history of assessments, fines, and fees of property owners within the association's jurisdiction to a credit reporting service.
Legislative history
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 951 (S.B. 1588), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2021.