House Bill 614 is a significant step towards a more balanced and equitable relationship between HOAs and homeowners in Texas. By clearly outlining fining procedures and ensuring your right to due process, this HOA law empowers you to navigate your HOA community with confidence.
Duties and powers of an HOA's board, granted under the TPC and the community's declaration, include enforcing covenants, adopting budgets, assessing and collecting member fees, appointing of agents to act on the association's behalf, maintaining of commons areas, and acting on behalf of the association in legal matters ...
Once you buy a home that's part of an HOA, you automatically become a member of the HOA. HOA rules are legally binding, and you must adhere to all rules and regulations in the governing document. Yes, there are bylaws that you may not like, but there are no HOA loopholes.
If a property owners' association violates a provision of the Texas Residential Property Owners Protection Act, the property owner may sue the association in a Justice of the Peace court. Civil lawsuits can generally be filed in district courts as well, but the process tends to be more complex.
Most (but not all) HOA pools are considered private.
Most (but not all) HOA pools are considered private.
Texas Residential Pool Fence Requirements Do you have to have a fence around your pool in Texas? A Texas homeowner must have a minimum 4-foot high barrier around the pool. The barrier itself cannot have any gaps or openings more than 4 inches wide. You cannot have a barrier made of chain-link fencing.
The Department of State Health Services Environmental Health Program, Local Health Departments, Local Code Enforcement Offices, and other governmental jurisdictions help to provide safety and sanitation of public swimming pools and spas in the state of Texas.
(d) A public bathhouse and its surroundings shall be kept in a sanitary condition at all times. (e) Facilities shall be provided in a public swimming pool or in an artificial swimming lagoon for adequate protection of bathers against sputum contamination.
Most (but not all) HOA pools are considered private.