Texas Property Code Chapter 209 (the Residential Property Owners Protection Act) requires all HOA board meetings to be open to homeowners. Boards must provide advance written notice of meetings, and meetings where assessments are discussed must include member notification. San Antonio HOAs follow these state-level requirements as there is no separate municipal HOA ordinance.
Under Texas Property Code Section 209.0051, meetings of the board of a property owners' association must be open to all owners in the subdivision. The board must post notice of each meeting in a location accessible to members at least 72 hours in advance, or as specified in the association's governing documents. If the board intends to vote on or discuss an assessment increase, the meeting must be noticed and open to all members. The board may hold executive sessions to discuss personnel matters, pending litigation with the association attorney, or matters involving the privacy of individual owners. Minutes of all open meetings must be made available to owners upon written request. The 2021 amendments to Chapter 209 (HB 1090) also strengthened record-keeping requirements. The POA must maintain and make available to owners financial records, meeting minutes, and governing documents. San Antonio has no separate municipal ordinance governing HOA board procedures; state law governs exclusively.
Owners may petition the board for a hearing under Section 209.007. Violations of open meeting requirements may be raised in county or district court. Attorney fees may be awarded to the prevailing party.
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