TITLE: Relating to the authority of a property owners' association to require a fee for the review or approval of a proposed solar energy device installation.

SUMMARY: Relating to the authority of a property owners' association to require a fee for the review or approval of a proposed solar energy device installation.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the authority of a property owners' association to require a fee for the review or approval of a proposed solar energy device installation. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 202.010, Property Code, is amended by adding Subsection (b-1) and amending Subsection (c) to read as follows: (b-1) A property owners' association may not include or enforce a provision in a dedicatory instrument that requires a residential property owner to pay a fee for the review or approval of a proposed solar energy device installation. (c) A provision that violates Subsection (b) or (b-1) is void. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.