TITLE: Relating to restrictions on residential leasing in property owners' associations.

SUMMARY: Relating to restrictions on residential leasing in property owners' associations.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to restrictions on residential leasing in property owners' associations. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 202, Property Code, is amended by adding new section 202.0231 follows: Sec. 202.0231. REGULATION OF RESIDENTIAL LEASING. (a) A property owners' association may not establish, include, adopt, or enforce a provision in a dedicatory instrument, or construe a restricted covenant as, prohibiting an owner from executing a residential lease of at least six months. (b) If an owner chooses to execute a residential lease with one or more tenants, a property owners' association may not establish, include, adopt, or enforce a provision in a dedicatory instrument that imposes occupancy limits beyond those in Property Code Sec. 92.010. SECTION 2. (a) This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.