Section 209.0061 - Association Policy; Fines(a) This section does not apply to a property owners' association that is not authorized by the association's dedicatory instrument to levy a fine. (b) A property owners' association board shall adopt an enforcement policy regarding the levying of fines by the property owners' association. The policy must include: (1) general categories of restrictive covenants for which the association may assess fines; (2) a schedule of fines for each category of violation; and (3) information regarding hearings described by Section 209.007. (c) The enforcement policy adopted pursuant to Subsection (b) may reserve the board's authority to levy a fine from the schedule of fines that varies on a case-by-case basis. (d) Each property owners' association shall: (1) provide a copy of the policy to an owner of each property in the subdivision by: (A) posting the policy on an Internet website maintained by the property owners' association or an agent acting on behalf of the association and accessible to members of the association; or (B) annually sending a copy of the policy, separately or included in routine communication from the property owners' association to property owners, by: (i) hand delivery to the owner; (ii) first class mail to the owner's last known mailing address; or (iii) e-mail to an e-mail address provided to the property owners' association by the owner; and (2) make the policy available on any publicly accessible Internet website maintained by the property owners' association or an agent acting on behalf of the association. Tex. Prop. Code § 209.0061
Added by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 666,Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/2024.