HOA Rules in Houston, TX (2026)

Tex. Prop. Code §§ 209.0058 (Ballots), 209.0059 (Right to Vote)

Sec. 209.0058. BALLOTS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a vote cast by a member of a property owners' association must be in writing and signed by the member if the vote is cast:(1) outside of a meeting;(2) in an election to fill a position on the board;(3) on a proposed adoption or amendment of a dedicatory instrument;(4) on a proposed increase in the amount of a regular assess...

Tex. Prop. Code § 202.010 (Regulation of Solar Energy Devices)

Sec. 202.010. REGULATION OF SOLAR ENERGY DEVICES. (b) Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (d), a property owners' association may not include or enforce a provision in a dedicatory instrument that prohibits or restricts a property owner from installing a solar energy device.(c) A provision that violates Subsection (b) is void.(d) A property owners' association may include or enforce...

Tex. Prop. Code § 209.009 (Foreclosure Sale Prohibited in Certain Circumstances)

Sec. 209.009. FORECLOSURE SALE PROHIBITED IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. A property owners' association may not foreclose a property owners' association's assessment lien if the debt securing the lien consists solely of:(1) fines assessed by the association;(2) attorney's fees incurred by the association solely associated with fines assessed by the association; or(3) amounts added to the owner'...

Tex. Prop. Code § 209.007 (Hearing Before Board; Alternative Dispute Resolution)

Sec. 209.007. HEARING BEFORE BOARD; ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (d) and only if the owner is entitled to an opportunity to cure the violation, the owner has the right to submit a written request for a hearing to discuss and verify facts and resolve the matter in issue before the board... The owner or the association may make an audio recording of the...

Tex. Prop. Code § 209.006 (Notice Required Before Enforcement Action)

Sec. 209.006. NOTICE REQUIRED BEFORE ENFORCEMENT ACTION. (a) Before a property owners' association may suspend an owner's right to use a common area, file a suit against an owner other than a suit to collect a regular or special assessment or foreclose under an association's lien, charge an owner for property damage, levy a fine for a violation of the restrictions or bylaws or rules of the a...

Houston Code of Ordinances § 10-553(a)-(b)

(a) The city attorney is authorized to file or become a party to a restriction suit; provided, however, that after a careful investigation of the facts and of the law, or of either, if in the opinion of the city attorney no legal cause of action could be alleged and proved, then in such event, the city shall not file or become a party to a suit. The city attorney is further authorized, as part ...

Tex. Prop. Code Sec. 209.0061(b)

A property owners' association board shall adopt an enforcement policy regarding the levying of fines by the property owners' association. ... (1) general categories of restrictive covenants for which the association may assess fines; (2) a schedule of fines for each category of violation; and (3) information regarding hearings described by Section 209.007.

Houston Code of Ordinances § 10-552(a)-(b)

(a) An owner or owner's representative with control over the property that is subject to a recorded restriction who, after notice of the provisions of this article, fails to comply with any recorded restriction shall be deemed to civilly violate this article and shall be subject to civil penalties of not more than $1,000.00 per day for violation of this article. Each day of noncompliance shall ...