Travis County, TX HOA Rules: Assessment & Dues (2026)
Key Facts
- Payment plan
- Up to 18 months
- Foreclosure
- Judicial only
- Notice
- 30 days written
- Priority
- Principal first
- Statute
- TX Property Code 209
Summary
HOA assessments in Travis County are governed by CCRs and TX Property Code 209.0062-209.0064. Payment plans must be offered before foreclosure; judicial foreclosure required for assessment liens since 2012 amendments.
Sec. 209.0061. ASSOCIATION POLICY; FINES. ... (b) A property owners' association board shall adopt an enforcement policy regarding the levying of fines by the property owners' association. The policy must include: (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. (c) The enforcement policy adopted pursuant to Subsection (b) may reserve the board's authority to levy a fine from the schedule of fines that varies on a case-by-case basis.
Full Breakdown
TX Property Code 209.0062 requires HOAs to adopt a reasonable payment-plan guideline allowing up to 18 months to cure delinquencies before lien foreclosure. 209.0064 requires 30 days written notice plus opportunity to request ledger before suit. Assessment liens must be judicially foreclosed under 209.0092 (no non-judicial foreclosure) with court order. Late fees and interest caps set by CCRs but must be reasonable. Associations must apply payments first to principal assessment, then interest, then fees.
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