Lubbock, TX Fence Regulations: Material Restrictions (2026)

003 and a master mixed-use property owners' association subject to Chapter 215. Under Subsection (b), a POA may not adopt or enforce a restrictive covenant that prevents an owner from building or installing security measures, and the statute names a perimeter fence alongside a security camera and a motion detector as an example of a protected measure. That protection is not absolute: Subsection (c) preserves two specific powers for the association. First, it may still prohibit a homeowner from installing a security camera anywhere other than the owner's own private property, so a camera aimed from or mounted on common area or a neighbor's lot is not protected.

Second, and more directly relevant to fence disputes, the association keeps full authority to regulate the type of fencing an owner may install, meaning a deed-restricted subdivision in Lubbock can still require wrought iron, masonry, or a specific height or color scheme over chain-link or wood even though it cannot flatly forbid a security fence outright. The Legislature added this section in the 2021 regular session through House Bill 3571, effective June 15, 2021, responding to associations that used blanket architectural covenants to block homeowners from adding security fencing after break-ins or package theft became a neighborhood concern.