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TX Prop § 82.112 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 7 - Condominiums|Chapter 82 - Uniform Condominium Act|Subchapter C. Condominium Management|Section 82.112. Assessments for Common Expenses

Sec. 82.112.  ASSESSMENTS FOR COMMON EXPENSES.  (a)  Until an association makes a common expense assessment, a declarant shall pay all the expenses of the condominium as the expenses accrue.  After an initial assessment by an association, assessments must be made at least annually and must be based on a budget adopted at least annually by the association.  The association's reserves and the unit owners' working capital contributions may not be used to pay operational expenses until the declarant control terminates.(b)  From the date of the initial assessment until declarant control terminates, or three years from a declarant's first conveyance of a unit, whichever is earlier, the declarant shall periodically pay to the association:(1)  an amount equal to all operational expenses of the association, less the operational expense portion of the assessments paid by unit owners other than declarant;  or(2)  the common expense liability allocated to each unit owned by the declarant.(c)  Common expenses shall be assessed against all units conveyed, rented, or used as models or offices by the declarant and against all units owned by a declarant after termination of a declarant's control or three years from a declarant's first conveyance of a unit, whichever is earlier, in accordance with the common expense liability allocated to each unit.  A past due assessment or installment of an assessment may bear interest at a lawful rate established by the association.(d)  Except as provided by the declaration and Section 82.107, a common expense for the maintenance, repair, or replacement of a limited common element shall be assessed against all the units as if it were for a general common element.(e)  If common expense liabilities are reallocated, common expense assessments and an assessment installment not yet due shall be recomputed in accordance with the reallocated common expense liabilities.(f)  A declaration may allow the accumulation of reserve funds for an unspecified period to provide for any anticipated expense of the condominium.(g)  This section does not prevent a declarant from collecting from a purchaser at closing the prorated amount of any expenses, such as insurance or taxes, that the declarant has prepaid to the association or directly to others on behalf of the unit that is being purchased.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 244, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.|
TX Prop § 82.114 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 7 - Condominiums|Chapter 82 - Uniform Condominium Act|Subchapter C. Condominium Management|Section 82.114. Association Records

Sec. 82.114.  ASSOCIATION RECORDS.  (a)  The association shall keep:(1)  detailed financial records that comply with generally accepted accounting principles and that are sufficiently detailed to enable the association to prepare a resale certificate under Section 82.157;(2)  the plans and specifications used to construct the condominium except for buildings originally constructed before January 1, 1994;(3)  the condominium information statement prepared under Section 82.152 and any amendments;(4)  the name and mailing address of each unit owner;(5)  voting records, proxies, and correspondence relating to amendments to the declaration;  and(6)  minutes of meetings of the association and board.(b)  All financial and other records of the association shall be reasonably available at its registered office or its principal office in this state for examination and production in accordance with Section 82.1141.(c)  The association shall, as a common expense, annually obtain an independent audit of the records.  Copies of the audit must be made available to the unit owners.  An audit required by this subsection shall be performed by a certified public accountant if required by the bylaws or a vote of the board of directors or a majority vote of the members of the association voting at a meeting of the association.(d)  A declarant shall furnish copies to the association of the information required by Subsection (a) on the date the first unit is sold.(e)  Not later than the 30th day after the date of acquiring an interest in a unit, the unit owner shall provide the association with:(1)  the unit owner's mailing address, telephone number, and driver's license number, if any;(2)  the name and address of the holder of any lien against the unit, and any loan number;(3)  the name and telephone number of any person occupying the unit other than the unit owner;  and(4)  the name, address, and telephone number of any person managing the unit as agent of the unit owner.(f)  A unit owner shall notify the association not later than the 30th day after the date the owner has notice of a change in any information required by Subsection (e), and shall provide the information on request by the association from time to time.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 244, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 555 (S.B. 318), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Prop § 82.115 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 7 - Condominiums|Chapter 82 - Uniform Condominium Act|Subchapter C. Condominium Management|Section 82.115. Association as Trustee

Sec. 82.115.  ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE.  A third person dealing with an association in the association's capacity as a trustee may assume without inquiry the existence of trust powers and their proper exercise by the association.  A third person who lacks actual knowledge that an association is exceeding or improperly exercising its powers is fully protected in dealing with the association as if the association possessed and properly exercised the powers it purports to exercise.  A third person is not bound to ensure the proper application of trust assets paid or delivered to an association in its capacity as trustee.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 244, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.|
TX Prop § 82.116 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 7 - Condominiums|Chapter 82 - Uniform Condominium Act|Subchapter C. Condominium Management|Section 82.116. Management Certificate

Sec. 82.116.  MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE.  (a)  An association shall record in each county in which any portion of the condominium is located a certificate, signed and acknowledged by an officer of the association, stating:(1)  the name of the condominium;(2)  the name of the association;(3)  the location of the condominium;(4)  the recording data for the declaration;(5)  the mailing address of the association, or the name and mailing address of the person or entity managing the association;  and(6)  other information the association considers appropriate.(a-1)  The county clerk of each county in which a management certificate is filed as required by this section shall record the management certificate in the real property records of the county and index the document as a "Condominium Association Management Certificate."(b)  The association shall record a management certificate not later than the 30th day after the date the association has notice of a change in any information in a recorded certificate required by Subdivisions (a)(1)-(5).(c)  The association and its officers, directors, employees, and agents are not subject to liability to any person for delay or failure to record a management certificate, unless the delay or failure is wilful or caused by gross negligence.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 244, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 678 (H.B. 2075), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Prop § 82.117 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 7 - Condominiums|Chapter 82 - Uniform Condominium Act|Subchapter C. Condominium Management|Section 82.117. Obligations of Unit Owners

Sec. 82.117.  OBLIGATIONS OF UNIT OWNERS.  Without limiting the obligations of the unit owners and except as provided by the declaration, bylaws, rules of the association, or this chapter, the unit owner:(1)  shall pay assessments, interest, and other charges properly levied by the association against the owner or the owner's unit, and shall pay regular periodic assessments without demand by the association;(2)  shall comply with the declaration, bylaws, and rules of the association, including any amendments;(3)  shall pay for damage to the condominium caused by the negligence or wilful misconduct of the owner, an occupant of the owner's unit, or the owner or occupant's family, guests, employees, contractors, agents, or invitees;  and(4)  is liable to the association for violations of the declaration, bylaws, or rules of the association, including any amendments, by the owner, an occupant of the owner's unit, or the owner or occupant's family, guests, employees, agents, or invitees, and for costs incurred by the association to obtain compliance, including attorney's fees whether or not suit is filed.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 244, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.|
TX Prop § 82.118 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 7 - Condominiums|Chapter 82 - Uniform Condominium Act|Subchapter C. Condominium Management|Section 82.118. Service of Process on Unit Owners in Certain Municipalities; Change of Address Required

Sec. 82.118.  SERVICE OF PROCESS ON UNIT OWNERS IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES; CHANGE OF ADDRESS REQUIRED.  (a)  A unit owner of a condominium located wholly or partly in a municipality with a population of more than 1.9 million may be served with process by the municipality or the municipality's agent for a judicial or administrative proceeding initiated by the municipality and directly related to the unit owner's property interest in the condominium by serving the unit owner at the unit owner's last known address, according to the records of the appraisal district in which the condominium is located, by any means permitted by Rule 21a, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.(b)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a unit owner may not offer proof in the judicial or administrative proceeding, or in a subsequent related proceeding, that otherwise proper service by mail of the notice was not received not later than three days after the date the notice was deposited in a post office or official depository under the care and custody of the United States Postal Service.(c)  Not later than the 90th day after the date a unit owner changes the unit owner's mailing address, the owner must provide written notice of the owner's new address to the  appraisal district in which the condominium is located.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1323 (H.B. 3128), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 693 (H.B. 364), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 693 (H.B. 364), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Prop § 82.120 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 7 - Condominiums|Chapter 82 - Uniform Condominium Act|Subchapter C. Condominium Management|Section 82.120. Binding Arbitration for Certain Claims

Sec. 82.120.  BINDING ARBITRATION FOR CERTAIN CLAIMS.  (a)  A declaration may provide that a claim pertaining to the construction or design of a unit or the common elements must be resolved by binding arbitration and may provide for a process by which the claim is resolved.(b)  An amendment to the declaration that modifies or removes the arbitration requirement or the process associated with resolution of a claim may not apply retroactively to a claim regarding the construction or design of units or common elements based on an alleged act or omission that occurred before the date of the amendment.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 1455), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Prop § 82.121 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 7 - Condominiums|Chapter 82 - Uniform Condominium Act|Subchapter C. Condominium Management|Section 82.121. Possession of Firearm or Firearm Ammunition on Condominium Property

Sec. 82.121.  POSSESSION OF FIREARM OR FIREARM AMMUNITION ON CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY.  (a)  Unless possession of a firearm or firearm ammunition on condominium property is prohibited by state or federal law, a condominium unit owner, or a tenant or guest of a condominium unit owner, or a guest of a tenant of a condominium unit owner may not be prohibited from lawfully possessing, carrying, transporting, or storing a firearm, any part of a firearm, or firearm ammunition:(1)  in the condominium unit owner's unit;(2)  in a vehicle located in a parking area provided for the residents or guests of the condominium property; or(3)  in other common element locations as necessary to:(A)  enter or exit the condominium property;(B)  enter or exit the condominium unit owner's unit; or(C)  enter or exit a vehicle on the condominium property or located in a parking area provided for residents or guests of the condominium property.(b)  This section applies notwithstanding any provision of a dedicatory instrument to the contrary and regardless of the date of the provision's adoption.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 39 (H.B. 302), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Prop § 82.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 7 - Condominiums|Chapter 82 - Uniform Condominium Act|Subchapter D. Protection of Purchasers|Section 82.151. Applicability

Sec. 82.151.  APPLICABILITY.  (a)  This subchapter applies to each unit subject to this chapter, except as provided by Subsection (b) or as modified or waived by the agreement of a purchaser of a unit in a condominium in which all units are restricted to nonresidential use.(b)  A condominium information statement or resale certificate need not be prepared or delivered in the case of:(1)  a gratuitous disposition of a unit;(2)  a disposition pursuant to court order;(3)  a disposition by a government or governmental agency;(4)  a disposition by foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure;  or(5)  a disposition that may be canceled at any time, for any reason, and without penalty.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 244, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.|
TX Prop § 82.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 7 - Condominiums|Chapter 82 - Uniform Condominium Act|Subchapter D. Protection of Purchasers|Section 82.152. Liability for Condominium Information Statement

Sec. 82.152.  LIABILITY FOR CONDOMINIUM INFORMATION STATEMENT.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), a declarant shall prepare a condominium information statement before offering to the public any interest in a unit.(b)  A declarant may transfer responsibility for preparation of all or a part of the condominium information statement to a successor declarant or to a person in the business of selling real property who intends to offer units in the condominium for the person's own account.  On such transfer, the transferor shall provide the transferee with any information necessary to enable the transferee to prepare a condominium information statement.(c)  A declarant or other person in the business of selling real property who offers a unit for the person's own account to a purchaser shall provide a purchaser of a unit with a copy of the condominium information statement, as amended, before conveyance of the unit or the date of a contract of sale, whichever is earlier.(d)  The person preparing all or part of the condominium information statement is liable for any false or misleading statement or for any omission of material fact in the portion of the condominium information statement that the person prepared.  If a declarant did not prepare any part of a condominium information statement that the declarant delivers, the declarant is not liable for any false or misleading statement or any omission of material fact unless the declarant actually knew or should have known of the statement or omission.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 244, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.|
TX Prop § 82.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 7 - Condominiums|Chapter 82 - Uniform Condominium Act|Subchapter D. Protection of Purchasers|Section 82.154. Condominiums With Conversion Buildings

Sec. 82.154.  CONDOMINIUMS WITH CONVERSION BUILDINGS.  If a building contains units that may be occupied for residential use, the condominium information statement of a condominium containing any conversion building must additionally contain:(1)  a dated statement by the declarant, based on a report by an independent architect or engineer, describing the present condition of all structural components and mechanical and electrical installations material to the use and enjoyment of the building;(2)  a dated statement by the declarant of the expected useful life of each item reported in Subdivision (1) or a statement that no representations are made in that regard;  and(3)  a list of violations of building code or other governmental regulations of which the declarant has received notice and that have not been cured, together with the estimated cost of curing those violations.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 244, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.|
TX Prop § 82.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 7 - Condominiums|Chapter 82 - Uniform Condominium Act|Subchapter D. Protection of Purchasers|Section 82.155. Condominium Securities

Sec. 82.155.  CONDOMINIUM SECURITIES.  A declarant satisfies all requirements relating to preparation of a condominium information statement if an interest in the condominium is currently registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States and if the declarant delivers to the purchaser a copy of the public offering statement filed with the commission.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 244, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.|
TX Prop § 82.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 7 - Condominiums|Chapter 82 - Uniform Condominium Act|Subchapter D. Protection of Purchasers|Section 82.156. Purchaser's Right to Cancel

Sec. 82.156.  PURCHASER'S RIGHT TO CANCEL.  (a)  If a purchaser of a unit from a unit owner other than a declarant has not received from the seller the declaration, bylaws, and association rules required by Section 82.157 before the purchaser executes a contract of sale or if the contract does not contain an underlined or bold-print provision acknowledging the purchaser's receipt of those documents and recommending that the purchaser read those documents before executing the contract, the purchaser may cancel the contract before the sixth day after the date the purchaser receives those documents.  If a purchaser has not received a resale certificate before executing a contract of sale, the purchaser may cancel the contract before the sixth day after the date the purchaser receives the resale certificate or executes a waiver under Section 82.157, whichever occurs first.(b)  If a purchaser from a declarant has not received the condominium information statement before the purchaser executes a contract of sale or if a contract does not contain an underlined or bold-print provision acknowledging the purchaser's receipt of the condominium information statement and recommending that the purchaser read the condominium information statement before executing the contract, the purchaser may cancel the contract before the sixth day after the date the purchaser receives the condominium information statement.(c)  If a purchaser elects to cancel a contract under Subsection (a) or (b), the cancellation must be by hand-delivering written notice of cancellation to the declarant or selling unit owner or by mailing notice of cancellation by certified United States mail, return receipt requested, to the offeror or the offeror's agent for service of process within the five-day cancellation period.  Cancellation is without penalty, and all payments made by the purchaser before cancellation must be refunded.(d)  A selling unit owner may not require a purchaser to close until the purchaser is given the declaration, bylaws, and any association rules.  A declarant may not require a purchaser to close until a condominium information statement has been furnished to the purchaser.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 244, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.|
TX Prop § 82.158 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 7 - Condominiums|Chapter 82 - Uniform Condominium Act|Subchapter D. Protection of Purchasers|Section 82.158. Escrow of Deposits

Sec. 82.158.  ESCROW OF DEPOSITS.  A deposit made in connection with the purchase or reservation of a unit from a declarant shall be placed in escrow and held in this state in an account designated for that purpose by a real estate broker, an attorney, a title insurance company licensed in this state, an independent bonded escrow company, or an institution whose accounts are insured by a governmental agency or instrumentality until delivered to the declarant at closing, delivered to the declarant because of the purchaser's default under a contract to purchase the unit, or refunded to the purchaser.  Escrow deposits may be placed in interest-bearing accounts, and the interest is payable as may be agreed in writing between the declarant and the purchaser.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 244, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.|
TX Prop § 82.159 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 7 - Condominiums|Chapter 82 - Uniform Condominium Act|Subchapter D. Protection of Purchasers|Section 82.159. Release of Liens

Sec. 82.159.  RELEASE OF LIENS.  Before conveying real property to an association, a declarant shall have that real property released from all liens the foreclosure of which would deprive unit owners of any right of access to or easement of support of the owners' units, and all other liens on that real property unless the condominium information statement describes certain real property that may be conveyed subject to liens in specified amounts.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 244, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.|
TX Prop § 82.160 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 7 - Condominiums|Chapter 82 - Uniform Condominium Act|Subchapter D. Protection of Purchasers|Section 82.160. Conversion Buildings

Sec. 82.160.  CONVERSION BUILDINGS.  (a)  A declarant of a condominium containing a conversion building shall give each residential tenant or subtenant in possession of a portion of a conversion building notice of the conversion at least 60 days before the date the declarant will require the tenant or subtenant in possession to vacate.  The notice must state generally the rights of tenants and subtenants under this section and shall be hand-delivered to the unit or mailed by certified United States mail, return receipt requested, to the tenant or subtenant at the address of the unit or any other mailing address provided by the tenant or subtenant.  The declarant may not require a tenant or subtenant to vacate on less than 60 days' notice, except for nonpayment of rent, waste, or conduct that violates the rental agreement or is illegal, and the terms of a tenancy may not be altered during that period.  Failure of a declarant to give notice as required by this section is a defense to an action for possession.(b)  If a notice of conversion specifies a date by which a unit or proposed unit must be vacated and otherwise complies with Section 24.005, the notice also constitutes legal notice to vacate on that date for purposes of Section 24.005.  A declarant may not terminate a lease in violation of its terms.(c)  Unless expressly authorized by a rental agreement, a declarant may not make substantial alterations to the interior of a leased premises for purposes of a condominium conversion.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 244, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.|