Texas Property Code

§ 211.001 — DEFINITIONS

PR § 211.001Title 11. RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS · Ch. 211. AMENDMENT AND ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIONS IN CERTAIN SUBDIVISIONS

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(1)"Dedicatory instrument" means each governing instrument covering the establishment, maintenance, and operation of a residential subdivision or any similar planned development. The term includes a declaration or similar instrument subjecting real property to restrictive covenants, bylaws, or similar instruments governing the administration or operation of a property owners' association, to properly adopted rules and regulations of the property owners' association, or to all lawful amendments to the covenants, bylaws, instruments, rules, or regulations.

(2)"Lienholder," "owner," "real property records," and "restrictions" have the meanings assigned by Section 201.003.

(3)"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 or similar planned development.

(4)"Residential real estate subdivision" or "subdivision" means all land encompassed within one or more maps or plats of land that is divided into two or more parts if:

(A)the maps or plats cover land all or part of which is not located within a municipality and:

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Legislative history

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1125 (H.B. 232), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1242 (S.B. 1853), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 644 (H.B. 4559), Sec. 213, eff. September 1, 2023.