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TX Prop § 81.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 7 - Condominiums|Chapter 81 - Condominiums Created Before Adoption of Uniform Condominium Act|Subchapter C. Condominium Management|Section 81.202. Bylaws

Sec. 81.202.  BYLAWS.  The bylaws of a condominium regime govern the administration of the buildings that comprise the regime.|Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3621, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.|
TX Prop § 81.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 7 - Condominiums|Chapter 81 - Condominiums Created Before Adoption of Uniform Condominium Act|Subchapter C. Condominium Management|Section 81.203. Voting Majority

Sec. 81.203.  VOTING MAJORITY.  For the purposes of this chapter, the apartment owners who own at least 51 percent of the interests in a condominium regime, as determined under the declaration, are a majority of the apartment owners.|Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3621, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.|
TX Prop § 81.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 7 - Condominiums|Chapter 81 - Condominiums Created Before Adoption of Uniform Condominium Act|Subchapter C. Condominium Management|Section 81.204. Maintenance of Condominium

Sec. 81.204.  MAINTENANCE OF CONDOMINIUM.  (a)  An apartment owner in a condominium regime is responsible for the apartment owner's pro rata share of:(1)  the expenses to administer the condominium regime and to maintain and repair the general common elements;(2)  in proper cases, the expenses to administer the limited common elements of the buildings in the condominium regime;  and(3)  other expenses approved by the council of owners.(b)  An apartment owner in a condominium regime is not exempted from the obligation under this section to contribute toward the expenses of the condominium regime by waiving the use of the common elements or abandoning the apartment.|Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3622, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.|
TX Prop § 81.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 7 - Condominiums|Chapter 81 - Condominiums Created Before Adoption of Uniform Condominium Act|Subchapter C. Condominium Management|Section 81.205. Insurance

Sec. 81.205.  INSURANCE.  (a)  By resolution of a majority of the council of owners or in the manner provided or required by the declaration or bylaws, the council of owners may acquire the insurance it deems appropriate for the protection of the buildings and the apartment owners.(b)  Insurance may be written in the name of the council of owners, or in the name of a person designated in the declaration or bylaws, as trustee for the apartment owners and their mortgagees.  Each apartment owner and mortgagee of an apartment owner is a beneficiary of the policy, whether named as a beneficiary or not, in proportion to the interest of an apartment owner in the condominium regime as established by the declaration.(c)  The acquisition of insurance by the council of owners does not prejudice the right of an apartment owner in a condominium regime to obtain insurance for the apartment owner's own benefit.|Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3622, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.|
TX Prop § 81.206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 7 - Condominiums|Chapter 81 - Condominiums Created Before Adoption of Uniform Condominium Act|Subchapter C. Condominium Management|Section 81.206. Disposition of Insurance Proceeds

Sec. 81.206.  DISPOSITION OF INSURANCE PROCEEDS.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), if a building in a condominium regime is damaged by a casualty against which it is insured, the proceeds of the insurance policy shall be used to reconstruct the building.  The council of owners or the bylaws of the condominium regime govern the conduct of the reconstruction.(b)  If more than two-thirds of a building in a condominium regime requires reconstruction because of a casualty against which it is insured, the council of owners may elect not to reconstruct the building.  Unless the council of owners unanimously agrees otherwise, the insurance proceeds shall be paid to the individual apartment owners or their mortgagees, as their interest may appear, in proportion to the interest of an apartment owner in the condominium regime as established by the declaration.|Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3622, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.|
TX Prop § 81.207 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 7 - Condominiums|Chapter 81 - Condominiums Created Before Adoption of Uniform Condominium Act|Subchapter C. Condominium Management|Section 81.207. Insufficient Insurance

Sec. 81.207.  INSUFFICIENT INSURANCE.  (a)  If under Section 81.206 a damaged building in a condominium regime must be reconstructed but insurance proceeds are insufficient to pay for the cost of reconstruction, the apartment owners directly affected by the damage shall pay the difference between the cost of reconstruction and the insurance proceeds, unless the bylaws provide otherwise.  Each affected apartment owner shall contribute an amount for reconstruction that is proportionate to the interest of the apartment owner in the condominium regime.(b)  If one or more but less than a majority of the affected apartment owners refuse to make a payment required under this section, after a resolution by the majority of the affected apartment owners stating the circumstances of the case and the cost of the work, the majority may repair the damage at the expense of all apartment owners benefited by the reconstruction.(c)  By a unanimous resolution subsequent to the date of a casualty, the apartment owners in a condominium regime who are concerned with the application of this section may elect to modify its effects.|Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3623, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.|
TX Prop § 81.208 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 7 - Condominiums|Chapter 81 - Condominiums Created Before Adoption of Uniform Condominium Act|Subchapter C. Condominium Management|Section 81.208. Assessments Due on Conveyance

Sec. 81.208.  ASSESSMENTS DUE ON CONVEYANCE.  If an apartment owner conveys the apartment and assessments against the apartment are unpaid, the apartment owner shall pay the past due assessments out of the sale price of the apartment, or the purchaser shall pay the assessments, in preference to any other charges against the property except:(1)  assessments, liens, and charges in favor of this state or a political subdivision of this state for taxes on the apartment that are due and unpaid;  or(2)  an obligation due under a validly recorded mortgage.|Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3623, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.|
TX Prop § 81.209 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 7 - Condominiums|Chapter 81 - Condominiums Created Before Adoption of Uniform Condominium Act|Subchapter C. Condominium Management|Section 81.209. Condominium Records

Sec. 81.209.  CONDOMINIUM RECORDS.  (a)  The administrator or board of administration of a condominium regime or a person appointed by the bylaws of the regime shall keep a detailed written account of the receipts and expenditures related to the building and its administration that specifies the expenses incurred by the regime.(b)  The accounts and supporting vouchers of a condominium regime shall be made available to the apartment owners for examination on working days at convenient, established, and publicly announced hours.(c)  The books and records of a condominium regime must comply with good accounting procedures and must be audited at least once each year by an auditor who is not associated with the condominium regime.|Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3625, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.|
TX Prop § 81.210 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 7 - Condominiums|Chapter 81 - Condominiums Created Before Adoption of Uniform Condominium Act|Subchapter C. Condominium Management|Section 81.210. Loans as Eligible Investments

Sec. 81.210.  LOANS AS ELIGIBLE INVESTMENTS.  (a)  If a fiduciary or a bank, savings and loan association, trust company, life insurance company, or other lending institution is authorized to make real estate loans, a loan on an apartment in a condominium regime and the undivided interest in the common elements of the regime that is appurtenant to the apartment is an eligible investment for the fiduciary or lending institution.(b)  A lender may not consider the existence of a prior lien for taxes, assessments, or other similar charges that are not delinquent in determining whether a mortgage or deed of trust is a first lien on the security for a loan under this section.(c)  For the purposes of this section, an apartment in a condominium regime and the undivided interest in the common elements appurtenant to the apartment are a single unit independent of the other units in the regime.(d)  This section does not affect any otherwise applicable provision of law that limits mortgage investments based on a special fraction or percentage of the value of the mortgaged property.|Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3625, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.|
TX Prop § 82.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 7 - Condominiums|Chapter 82 - Uniform Condominium Act|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 82.001. Short Title

Sec. 82.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Condominium Act.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 244, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.|
TX Prop § 82.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 7 - Condominiums|Chapter 82 - Uniform Condominium Act|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 82.004. Variation by Agreement

Sec. 82.004.  VARIATION BY AGREEMENT.  Except as expressly provided by this chapter, provisions of this chapter may not be varied by agreement, and rights conferred by this chapter may not be waived.  A person may not act under a power of attorney or use any other device to evade the limitations or prohibitions of this chapter or the declaration.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 244, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.|
TX Prop § 82.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 7 - Condominiums|Chapter 82 - Uniform Condominium Act|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 82.005. Separate Titles and Taxation

Sec. 82.005.  SEPARATE TITLES AND TAXATION.  (a)  If there is a unit owner other than a declarant, each unit that has been created, together with its interest in the common elements, constitutes for all purposes a separate parcel of real property.(b)  If there is a unit owner other than a declarant, each unit must be separately taxed and assessed, and no separate tax or assessment may be rendered against common elements for which a declarant has not reserved development rights.  Any portion of the common elements for which a declarant has reserved any development right must be separately taxed and assessed against the declarant, and the declarant alone is liable for payment of those taxes.(c)  If there is no unit owner other than a declarant, the real property constituting the condominium may be taxed and assessed in any manner provided by law.(d)  The laws relating to homestead exemptions from property taxes apply to condominium units, which are entitled to homestead exemptions in those cases in which the owner of a single family dwelling would qualify.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 244, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.|
TX Prop § 82.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 7 - Condominiums|Chapter 82 - Uniform Condominium Act|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 82.006. Applicability of Local Ordinances, Regulations, and Building Codes

Sec. 82.006.  APPLICABILITY OF LOCAL ORDINANCES, REGULATIONS, AND BUILDING CODES.  A zoning, subdivision, building code, or other real property use law, ordinance, or regulation may not prohibit the condominium form of ownership or impose any requirement on a condominium that it would not impose on a physically identical development under a different form of ownership.  Otherwise, this chapter does not invalidate or modify any provision of any zoning, subdivision, building code, or other real property use law, ordinance, or regulation.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 244, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.|
TX Prop § 82.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 7 - Condominiums|Chapter 82 - Uniform Condominium Act|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 82.007. Condemnation

Sec. 82.007.  CONDEMNATION.  (a)  If a unit is acquired by condemnation, or if part of a unit is acquired by condemnation leaving the unit owner with a remnant that may not practically or lawfully be used for any purpose permitted by the declaration, the condemnation award must compensate the unit owner for the unit and its common element interest, whether or not any common element interest is acquired.  On acquisition, unless the decree provides otherwise, the condemned unit's entire allocated interests are automatically reallocated to the remaining units in proportion to the respective allocated interests of those units before the taking, and the association shall promptly prepare, execute, and record an amendment to the declaration reflecting the reallocations.  A remnant of a unit remaining after part of a unit is taken under this subsection is a common element.(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (a), if part of a unit is acquired by condemnation, the award must compensate the unit owner for the reduction in value of the unit and its common element interest.  On acquisition, the condemned unit's allocated interests are reduced in proportion to the reduction in the size of the unit, or on any other basis specified by the declaration, and the portion of the allocated interests divested from the partially acquired unit are automatically reallocated to that unit and the remaining units in proportion to the respective allocated interests of those units before the taking, with the partially acquired unit participating in the reallocation on the basis of its reduced allocated interests.(c)  If part of the common elements is acquired by condemnation, the award must be paid to the association, as trustee for the unit owners, and to persons holding liens on the condemned property, as their interests may appear.  The association shall divide any portion of the award not used for any restoration or repair of the remaining common elements among the unit owners in proportion to their respective common element interests before the taking, but the portion of the award attributable to the acquisition of a limited common element must be equally divided among the owners of the units to which that limited common element was allocated at the time of acquisition, or in any manner the declaration provides.(d)  The court decree shall be recorded in each county in which any portion of the condominium is located.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 244, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.|
TX Prop § 82.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 7 - Condominiums|Chapter 82 - Uniform Condominium Act|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 82.008. Venue

Sec. 82.008.  VENUE.  Venue for an action to enforce a right or obligation arising under the declaration, bylaws, or rules of the association is in each county in which any part of the condominium is located.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 244, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.|
TX Prop § 82.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 7 - Condominiums|Chapter 82 - Uniform Condominium Act|Subchapter B. Creation, Alteration, and Termination of Condominiums|Section 82.052. Unit Boundaries

Sec. 82.052.  UNIT BOUNDARIES.  Except as otherwise provided by the declaration or plat:(1)  if walls, floors, or ceilings are designated as boundaries of a unit, then all lath, furring, wallboard, plasterboard, plaster, paneling, tiles, wallpaper, paint, finished flooring, and any other materials constituting part of the finished surfaces are a part of the unit, and all other portions of the walls, floors, or ceilings are a part of the common elements;(2)  if any chute, flue, duct, wire, conduit, bearing wall, bearing column, or any other fixture is partially within and partially outside the designated boundaries of a unit, then the portion serving only that unit is a limited common element allocated solely to that unit, and the portion serving more than one unit or the common elements is a part of the general common elements;(3)  subject to Subdivision (2), the spaces, interior partitions, and other fixtures and improvements within the boundaries of a unit are a part of the unit;  and(4)  shutters, awnings, window boxes, doorsteps, stoops, porches, balconies, patios, and exterior doors and windows or other fixtures designed to serve a single unit, but located outside the unit's boundaries, are limited common elements allocated exclusively to that unit.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 244, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.|
TX Prop § 82.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 7 - Condominiums|Chapter 82 - Uniform Condominium Act|Subchapter B. Creation, Alteration, and Termination of Condominiums|Section 82.053. Construction and Validity of Declaration and Bylaws

Sec. 82.053.  CONSTRUCTION AND VALIDITY OF DECLARATION AND BYLAWS.  (a)  The provisions of the declaration and bylaws are severable.(b)  The rule against perpetuities may not be applied to defeat any provision of the declaration, bylaws, or rules of the association.(c)  If there is a conflict between the provisions of the declaration and the bylaws, the declaration prevails except to the extent the declaration is inconsistent with this chapter.(d)  Title to a unit and common elements is not made unmarketable or otherwise affected by a provision of unrecorded bylaws or by reason of an insubstantial failure of the declaration to comply with this chapter.  Whether a substantial failure impairs marketability is not affected by this chapter.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 244, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.|
TX Prop § 82.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 7 - Condominiums|Chapter 82 - Uniform Condominium Act|Subchapter B. Creation, Alteration, and Termination of Condominiums|Section 82.054. Description of Units

Sec. 82.054.  DESCRIPTION OF UNITS.  A description of a unit is a sufficient legal description of the unit and all rights, obligations, and interests appurtenant to the unit that were created by the declaration or bylaws if the description contains:(1)  the name of the condominium;(2)  the recording data for the declaration, including any amendments, plats, and plans;(3)  the county in which the condominium is located;  and(4)  the identifying number of the unit.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 244, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.|
TX Prop § 82.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 7 - Condominiums|Chapter 82 - Uniform Condominium Act|Subchapter B. Creation, Alteration, and Termination of Condominiums|Section 82.055. Contents of Declaration for All Condominiums

Sec. 82.055.  CONTENTS OF DECLARATION FOR ALL CONDOMINIUMS.  The declaration for a condominium must contain:(1)  the name of the condominium, which must include the word "condominium" or be followed by the words "a condominium" or a phrase that includes the word "condominium," and the name of the association;(2)  the name of each county in which any part of the condominium is located;(3)  a legally sufficient description of the real property included in the condominium;(4)  a description of the boundaries of each unit created by the declaration, including the unit's identifying number;(5)  a statement of the maximum number of units that the declarant reserves the right to create;(6)  a description of the limited common elements other than those listed in Sections 82.052(2) and (4);(7)  a description of any real property, except real property subject to development rights, that may be allocated subsequently as limited common elements, together with a statement that the property may be so allocated;(8)  an allocation to each unit of its allocated interests;(9)  any restrictions on use, occupancy, or alienation of the units;(10)  a description of and the recording data for recorded easements and licenses appurtenant to or included in the condominium or to which any portion of the condominium is or may become subject by reservation in the declaration;(11)  the method of amending the declaration;(12)  a plat or plan or the recording data of a plat or plan that has been recorded in the real property or condominium plat records;(13)  a statement of the association's obligation under Section 82.111(i) to rebuild or repair any part of the condominium after a casualty or any other disposition of the proceeds of a casualty insurance policy;(14)  a description of any development rights and other special declarant rights reserved by the declarant, together with a legally sufficient description of the real property to which each of those rights applies, and a time limit within which each of those rights must be exercised;(15)  if any development right may be exercised with respect to different parcels of real property at different times, a statement to that effect, together with:(A)  either a statement fixing the boundaries of those portions and regulating the order in which those portions may be subjected to the exercise of each development right, or a statement that no assurances are made in those regards;  and(B)  a statement as to whether, if any development right is exercised in any portion of the real property subject to that development right, that development right must be exercised in all or in any other portion of the remainder of that real property;(16)  all matters required by this chapter to be stated in the declaration;  and(17)  any other matters the declarant considers appropriate.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 244, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.|
TX Prop § 82.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 7 - Condominiums|Chapter 82 - Uniform Condominium Act|Subchapter B. Creation, Alteration, and Termination of Condominiums|Section 82.056. Leasehold Condominiums

Sec. 82.056.  LEASEHOLD CONDOMINIUMS.  (a)  Any lease the expiration or termination of which may terminate the condominium or reduce its size must be recorded.  The lessor shall sign the declaration, and the declaration must state:(1)  the recording data for the lease;(2)  the date on which the lease is scheduled to expire;(3)  a legally sufficient description of the real property subject to the lease;(4)  any right of the unit owners to redeem the reversion and the manner in which the unit owners may exercise that right, or a statement that the unit owners do not have that right;(5)  any right of the unit owners to remove improvements within a reasonable time after the expiration or termination of the lease, or a statement that the unit owners do not have that right;  and(6)  any right of the unit owners to renew the lease and the conditions of renewal, or a statement that the unit owners do not have that right.(b)  After the declaration for a leasehold condominium is recorded, neither the lessor nor the lessor's successor in interest may terminate the leasehold interest of a unit owner who makes timely payment of the unit owner's share of the rent and otherwise complies with all covenants that, if violated, would entitle the lessor to terminate the lease.  A unit owner's leasehold interest is not affected by failure of any other person to pay rent or fulfill any other covenant.(c)  Acquisition of the leasehold interest of a unit owner by the owner of the reversion or remainder does not merge the leasehold and fee simple interests unless the leasehold interests of all unit owners subject to that reversion or remainder are acquired.(d)  If the expiration or termination of a lease decreases the number of units in a condominium, the allocated interests shall be reallocated as though those units had been taken by condemnation unless otherwise provided by the declaration.  Reallocation shall be confirmed by an amendment to the declaration prepared, executed, and recorded by the association.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 244, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.|