HOA Rules in Texas (2026)

Texas Property Code Chapter 209 governs residential subdivision homeowners associations, not condominium associations…

HOAs in Dallas are governed by the Texas Residential Property Owners Protection Act (Property Code Chapter 209). Board…

McKinney HOAs operate under Texas Property Code Chapter 209, which requires open meetings for members, recorded board…

HOAs in Austin are governed by the Texas Residential Property Owners Protection Act (Property Code Chapter 209). Board…

Bexar County HOA boards operate under Texas Property Code Chapter 209 for subdivisions and Chapter 82 for condos. State…

Collin County HOAs follow TX Property Code Chapter 209 (Texas Residential Property Owners Protection Act): open board…

Converse HOA boards follow Texas Property Code Ch 209 and Business Organizations Code Ch 22. Board meetings must be…

HOA boards in Corpus Christi follow TX Property Code Chapter 209, requiring annual meetings, open records, secret…

TX Property Code Chapters 202 and 209 govern POA procedures statewide. HOAs must provide open board meetings, annual…

Euless HOA boards follow TX Property Code Chapter 209 (POA Act): open meetings, 10-day annual notice, owner record…

TX Property Code Sec. 209.0051 requires HOA board meetings to be open to all members. Regular meetings need 144-hour…

Frisco HOAs operate under Texas Property Code Chapter 209 (Texas Residential Property Owners Protection Act). Board…

Texas Property Code Chapter 209 (TRPOPA) requires HOA boards to hold open meetings with advance notice to owners…

Texas Property Code Chapter 209 (TRPOPA) governs HOA board procedures. Open meetings, voting, record access within 10…

Keller HOAs must follow Texas Property Code Chapter 209 for board meetings, open records, and director elections…

HOA boards in Live Oak subdivisions must follow Texas Property Code Chapter 209, which requires open board meetings…

Lubbock HOAs operate under TX Property Code Chapter 209. Boards must hold open meetings with 72 hours notice, allow…

Mansfield HOA boards follow TX Property Code 209 (POA Act): open meetings, 10-day annual notice, owner record…

Plano HOAs operate under Texas Property Code Chapter 209. Boards must hold open meetings, maintain records for member…

Texas Property Code Chapter 209 (the Residential Property Owners Protection Act) requires all HOA board meetings to be…

Travis County HOAs operate under the Texas Residential Property Owners Protection Act (TX Property Code Ch. 209)…

Garland does not regulate HOA board procedures. HOAs operate under Texas Property Code Chapter 209 and their own…

Texas Property Code 209 and 22 govern HOA board elections, meetings, and records. Grapevine HOAs must hold open…

HOA boards in Mesquite must follow Texas Property Code Chapter 209 open-meeting, notice, and record-keeping rules; the…

HOA ACC approval required for exterior changes. Texas Property Code 202 protects solar panels, rain barrels, xeriscape…

Grand Prairie's own permit office backs up HOA architectural control: the city can withhold or condition a residential…

Most Keller HOAs use Architectural Control Committees (ACCs) to approve exterior changes. Texas Property Code 202.007…

Lubbock HOAs regulate exterior changes via architectural review under Ch. 209 and CCRs. They cannot unreasonably deny…

When a Parker subdivision includes shared amenities like pools, trails or clubhouses, § 155.060(B) requires the design…

Plano HOAs require architectural review committee approval before most exterior changes. Texas Property Code Chapter…

HOAs in Austin enforce architectural standards through their CC&Rs, governed by the Texas Property Code. Under Section…

Bexar County HOA architectural review committees control exterior changes, paint, fences, and accessory structures…

Converse HOA ARCs follow recorded CCRs and Property Code Ch 209. They cannot ban solar (202.010), standby generators…

Architectural review committees must provide written denial reasons and allow board appeals under TX Property Code…

HOAs in Dallas may enforce architectural standards through their declarations and CC&Rs, governed by the Texas Property…

Texas law requires HOAs to provide written architectural guidelines and fair review procedures, with statutory…

Euless HOA ARCs operate under TX Property Code 202. State law preempts bans on solar panels (202.010) and…

Texas Property Code Chapter 209 governs Fort Worth HOA architectural review, requiring written standards, notice of…

Frisco HOAs may enforce architectural standards via an ACC under TX Property Code §209.00505. Boards must respond to…

Texas Property Code 209.00505 requires HOA architectural committees to have written standards and fair procedures…

Texas HOAs may require architectural review for exterior modifications per their CC&Rs, but state law limits HOA…

TX Property Code § 209.00505 governs HOA architectural committees for associations with 40+ lots. Written denial…

Laredo HOA architectural review committees (ARCs) must follow Texas Property Code 209.00505 procedures including…

Mansfield HOA ARCs operate under TX Property Code 202. State law preempts bans on solar (202.010), drought landscaping…

Texas Property Code §209.00505 governs McKinney HOA architectural review committees, requiring written decisions and an…

Architectural review committees in Mesquite HOAs operate under the association's CC&Rs and Texas Property Code Section…

HOAs in Richardson may operate architectural review committees to approve exterior modifications, subject to Texas…

Texas Property Code Chapter 202 and Chapter 209 govern HOA architectural review authority. Associations may enforce…

ACCs in Tarrant County HOAs follow TX Property Code 209.00505 after HB 3571 (2021): limited management-company control…

HOAs in Universal City must follow Texas Property Code 209.00505 for architectural review, including written…

Under the Texas Residential Property Owners Protection Act, unpaid assessments become a lien (Tex. Prop. Code §…

Under Texas Property Code Chapter 209, Universal City HOAs can levy assessments, apply payments per 209.0063, and must…

HOA assessments in Deer Park subdivisions are governed by Texas Property Code Chapter 209. Regular and special…

El Paso will not approve a subdivision built with private streets unless the developer's CCRs impose a mandatory…

Farmersville requires every homeowners association created for a new subdivision to document, in writing, its authority…

Frisco requires every mandatory subdivision HOA's governing documents to give the Association authority to collect…

Texas Property Code 209 governs HOA assessments, late fees, and collection. Grapevine HOAs may place liens and…

Parker's subdivision ordinance requires every HOA's governing documents to give the association power to fund itself: §…

Allen-area HOAs can levy assessments per CC&Rs. Texas Property Code 209.0064 requires itemized account statements…

Texas Property Code Chapter 209 governs HOA assessment collection in Austin. Before filing a lien for unpaid…

Bexar County HOA assessments are governed by Texas Property Code Chapter 209. Associations must offer payment plans…

Collin County HOA assessments governed by TX Property Code 209.0057. HOA may foreclose for unpaid assessments only…

Converse HOA assessments follow Property Code Ch 209 and the CCRs. Late fees and interest must be reasonable. Unpaid…

HOA assessments follow TX Property Code Chapter 209, requiring payment plans for delinquent owners, written notice…

Texas Property Code Chapter 209 governs HOA assessment collection in Dallas. Before an HOA can file a lien for unpaid…

TX Property Code Chapter 209 governs HOA assessments. Liens allowed for unpaid assessments but foreclosure requires…

Euless HOA assessments follow TX Property Code Ch. 209. Payment plans are required (209.0062). SB 1588 (2021) bars…

TX Property Code Sec. 209.0062-209.0064 require HOAs to offer payment plans of at least 3 months for delinquent…

Haltom City HOA assessments follow TX Property Code 209. Foreclosure must be judicial under 209.0092 (2021 reform)…

Texas Property Code governs HOA assessments, requiring notice before liens and limiting foreclosure. HOAs must send at…

Texas Property Code Chapter 209 governs HOA assessments. Associations may place liens for unpaid assessments but…

Keller HOAs may levy regular and special assessments under CCRs and Texas Property Code 209. Past-due assessments…

Laredo HOA assessments are authorized by CCRs and governed by Texas Property Code 209.0062 priority-of-payments…

HOAs in Live Oak may levy regular and special assessments but must send statutory collection notices under Texas…

Lubbock HOA assessments follow TX Property Code Ch. 209: itemized delinquency notice, mandatory payment priority…

Mansfield HOA assessments are liens under TX Property Code 209. SB 1588 (2021) requires 30-day notice before late fees…

McKinney HOAs must follow TX Property Code §209.0064 for assessment collection: certified mail notice of default…

HOAs in Mesquite may levy assessments authorized by their CC&Rs; collection, late fees, and foreclosure follow Texas…

Plano HOAs levy assessments under their declaration and Texas Property Code Chapter 209. Payment-priority rules apply…

HOA assessments in Richardson are collected under the authority of recorded dedicatory instruments and Texas Property…

Texas Property Code Chapter 209 governs HOA assessments and liens. Associations with 15 or more lots must offer payment…

Tarrant County HOAs levy assessments under TX Property Code 209. Collection follows 209.0062 payment plans, 209.008…

HOA assessments in Travis County are governed by CCRs and TX Property Code 209.0062-209.0064. Payment plans must be…

Garland does not regulate HOA assessments or collection. Texas Property Code Chapter 209 governs notice, payment plans…

Euless HOA disputes follow TX Property Code Ch. 209. Owners get written violation notice, 30-day cure, and hearing…

Texas Property Code Section 209.0071 provides a mandatory alternative dispute resolution (ADR) framework for HOA…

Collin County HOA disputes follow TX Property Code 209.007 ADR procedure: written notice, 30-day cure period, member…

Converse HOA disputes follow Texas Property Code Ch 209. Owners get a pre-fine hearing, records within 10 business…

TX Property Code Chapter 209 requires written notice and a hearing before HOAs impose fines. Mediation is available…

Texas law provides a formal alternative dispute resolution (ADR) process for HOA disputes in Dallas. Under Texas…

HOA disputes in Deer Park are resolved under Texas Property Code Chapter 209, which requires notice, hearing, and…

TX Property Code Sec. 209.007 entitles HOA members to a hearing before the board to resolve disputes. The board must…

Texas Property Code §209.007 requires Frisco HOAs to offer a hearing before levying fines or suspending rights, and…

Haltom City HOA disputes follow TX Property Code 209 with an ADR policy, notice before fines, and owner hearing rights…

Texas law provides a structured dispute resolution process for HOA conflicts. Property Code 209.00593 allows owners to…

Laredo HOA disputes are subject to Texas Property Code 209.007 hearing procedures before fines or suspensions and…

HOA disputes in Live Oak follow Texas Property Code 209.007, requiring written notice, hearing rights, and in many…

Texas HOAs must give owners written notice and a cure opportunity before fines under TX Property Code 209.006. Owners…

TX Property Code §209.007 gives McKinney HOA owners the right to a hearing before the board prior to fines or…

HOA disputes in North Richland Hills are handled under CCRs and Texas Property Code 209, which requires written notice…

Plano HOA disputes follow Texas Property Code Chapter 209, which requires written notice, cure period, and a hearing…

HOA disputes in Richardson follow Texas Property Code 209 procedures requiring written notice, an opportunity to cure…

Texas Property Code Section 209.007 provides homeowners with the right to a hearing before the board or a…

HOA disputes in Tarrant County follow TX Property Code 209.006 notice and cure, 209.007 hearing rights, and HB 614…

TX Property Code 209.007 requires HOAs to provide owners notice and opportunity for a hearing before assessing fines or…

The City does not mediate HOA disputes. Residents use internal HOA processes, civil courts, or alternative dispute…

TX Property Code Ch. 209 provides dispute resolution procedures including mandatory internal hearings before fines…

HOA disputes in Mesquite are resolved under Texas Property Code Chapters 209 and 82 through internal hearings…

A Texas HOA enforces its recorded restrictive covenants (Tex. Prop. Code Ch. 202), but Chapter 209 controls the…

Denton city code bars HOAs and other community associations from enforcing bylaws or CC&Rs that prohibit residents from…

If a homeowners association in unincorporated Midland County stops enforcing its own covenants and lets infrastructure…

CCRs enforceable as restrictive covenants under TX Property Code 202. HOA must give written notice and cure opportunity…

Euless CCRs are enforced under TX Property Code Chs. 202 and 209. State law preempts bans on solar, xeriscaping, flags…

Leander's zoning ordinance says the city will not monitor or enforce private HOA covenants and deed restrictions…

Parker's subdivision ordinance requires every homeowners association's governing documents to give the city the right…

CC&R enforcement in Richardson is governed by Texas Property Code Chapter 209, which requires recorded enforcement…

Round Rock's development code requires all new sod and turfgrass to be a drought-tolerant species, capped at 50% of the…

Before the Commissioners Court will approve a subdivision plat in unincorporated Taylor County, the developer must file…

HOAs enforce CCRs under TX Property Code 202 and 209. Fines must be reasonable; common cap $200/day. Owners have right…

Victoria's Unified Development Ordinance controls whenever it sets a stricter standard than a subdivision's HOA deed…

Deed restrictions in Arlington are enforced by the homeowners association under Texas Property Code Chapter 209, not by…

Texas Property Code Chapter 209 governs how HOAs in Austin enforce covenants, conditions, and restrictions (CC&Rs)…

Bexar County CCR enforcement follows the recorded Declaration plus Property Code Chapters 202 and 209. HOAs must…

Converse CCRs run with the land and are enforced by the HOA under Property Code Ch 202 and 209. Enforcement uses…

CC&R enforcement follows TX Property Code Chapters 202 and 209. Written notice and a hearing are required before…

HOAs in Dallas enforce covenants, conditions, and restrictions (CC&Rs) under the authority of the Texas Property Code…

Texas HOAs must follow strict notice, hearing, and fine procedures before enforcing covenants, with mandatory cure…

HOA covenants in Deer Park subdivisions are enforceable under Texas Property Code, but enforcement must follow Chapter…

In El Paso, HOA deed restrictions are private covenants enforced under Texas Property Code Chapter 202 by the…

TX Property Code Sec. 209.006 requires HOAs to send certified mail notice before enforcement actions including fines…

Frisco HOAs enforce CCRs under authority of TX Property Code §§202-209. Selective or arbitrary enforcement is a…

Fulshear's development code does not override private HOA covenants or deed restrictions, and the city will not enforce…

Grapevine HOAs enforce deed restrictions per Texas Property Code 202 and 209. State law limits enforcement of certain…

Texas law requires HOAs to adopt a formal enforcement policy and send written violation notices before imposing fines…

CCRs in Keller subdivisions are enforceable under Texas Property Code 202.004, which presumes restrictions reasonable…

Laredo HOA CCR enforcement must comply with Texas Property Code Chapter 209, requiring written notice, cure period…

Mansfield HOA CCRs are enforced via fines, liens, and injunctive suits under TX Property Code 202 and 209. SB 1588…

McKinney HOA covenants are enforced under TX Property Code Ch. 202 and 209; enforcement must be reasonable and…

Enforcement of covenants in Mesquite HOAs follows Texas Property Code Section 209.006 notice-and-cure procedures…

New Braunfels' water conservation code notes that Texas Property Code Chapter 202 voids any HOA deed restriction that…

CCR enforcement in North Richland Hills HOAs must follow Texas Property Code 202 and 209 including written standards…

In Plano, a homeowners association draws its authority from recorded covenants, but Texas Property Code Chapter 202…

Texas Property Code Chapters 202 and 209 govern enforcement of CC&Rs (Covenants, Conditions & Restrictions). The…

Texas Property Code 209.006 requires written notice and opportunity to cure before HOA can fine or suspend privileges…

Amarillo's own subdivision ordinance stays out of private homeowners association rules. Section 4-6-1(e) says the…

Baytown's ULDC states plainly that the City will not enforce community deed restrictions or covenants tied to…

Bryan's zoning code defines deed restrictions as private covenants and expressly states the city does not enforce them.

Celina's subdivision ordinance defines a deed restriction as a private land-use limit running with the property, and…

Harlingen's zoning code bars planned development districts from making the city responsible for enforcing private deed…

Texas Property Code Ch. 209 sets procedures for CC&R enforcement including required notice, hearing, and reasonable…

Lubbock HOAs enforce CCRs under the Texas POA Act (Property Code Ch. 209). Notice and cure are required, and Ch. 202…

Mission treats HOA deed restrictions as private matters: the city gives HOA input "due weight" but is never legally…

Texas Property Code Chapter 202 overrides HOA deed restrictions in Odessa subdivisions, protecting flag display, solar…

CCR enforcement by Tarrant County HOAs follows TX Property Code 202 and 209. Preemptions limit bans on solar…

When a Houston subdivision's deed restrictions are violated, an owner is not limited to a private lawsuit. Code of…

Texas Property Code Chapter 209 governs HOA fines, but only for mandatory-membership subdivisions; condos fall under…

Before an Arlington HOA can levy a fine for a covenant, bylaw, or rule violation, Texas Property Code Chapter 209…

An Austin HOA cannot levy a fine until it mails certified written notice under Texas Property Code Section 209.006…

Before a Corpus Christi HOA can fine you, Texas Property Code Chapter 209 requires certified-mail notice, a chance to…

A Dallas HOA cannot fine you out of the blue. Texas Property Code Chapter 209 forces the association to mail certified…

An El Paso HOA can fine you for covenant, bylaw, or rule violations, but only after mailing certified-mail notice…

A Fort Worth HOA can fine an owner only after certified-mail notice and a chance to cure, and Texas Property Code…

A Houston-area HOA can fine you, but only if its dedicatory instrument authorizes it and the board has adopted a…

A homeowners association covering a Laredo subdivision cannot levy a fine until it mails written notice by certified…

A Lubbock homeowners association can fine members only if its dedicatory instrument grants that power, and only after…

Texas Property Code Chapter 209 sets the rules for HOA fines in Odessa: written notice by certified mail before any…

A Plano homeowners' association can fine an owner for covenant violations only if its dedicatory instrument authorizes…

San Antonio HOAs draw their fine power from the Texas Residential Property Owners Protection Act, not a city ordinance…

An Irving homeowners association cannot levy a fine until it mails the owner certified written notice describing the…

A Texas property owners' association cannot sell your home at a trustee's sale the way a mortgage lender can. Tex…

Any Grand Prairie subdivision built with private streets or alleys, including gated communities, must form a mandatory…

Farmersville requires every subdivision homeowners association's governing documents to spell out mandatory membership…

Because Houston has no zoning, recorded deed restrictions function as the city's de facto homeowners-association…

Any Laredo planned unit development with private streets, common areas, or shared utilities must set up a nonprofit…

Any Parker subdivision that creates a commonly owned area or amenity must form a homeowners association before the city…

Plano's Zoning Ordinance blocks building permits in a Residential Community Design (RCD) district until a property…

San Antonio's Unified Development Code requires any homeowners' association formed to maintain a subdivision's common…

Every homeowners' association created for a Frisco subdivision must adopt bylaws covering the Association's governance…

Texas Property Code section 202.012 stops homeowners associations from banning display of the U.S. flag, the Texas…

Property Code Section 202.007 voids any homeowners association rule that bans drought-resistant landscaping or…

Texas Property Code Section 209.016 sets no cap on how much of a subdivision an association can rent out, no minimum…