Property Code § 209.0055

Sec. 209.0055. VOTING. (a) This section applies only to a property owners' association that: (1) provides maintenance, preservation, and architectural control of residential and commercial property within a defined geographic area in a county with a population of 2.8 million or more or in a county adjacent to a county with a population of 2.8 million or more; and (2) is a corporation that: (A) is governed by a board of trustees who may employ a general manager to execute the association's bylaws and administer the business of the corporation; (B) does not require membership in the corporation by the owners of the property within the defined area; and (C) was incorporated before January 1, 2006. (b) A property owners' association described by Subsection (a) may not bar a property owner from voting in an association election solely based on the fact that: (1) there is a pending enforcement action against the property owner; or (2) the property owner owes the association any delinquent assessments, fees, or fines. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1367 (H.B. 3674), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2007.