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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to suits against a property owners' association. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 209, Property Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 209.017 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 209.017. JUSTICE COURT JURISDICTION. An owner of |
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property in a subdivision may bring an action for a violation of |
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this chapter against the property owners' association of the |
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subdivision in the justice court of a precinct in which all or part |
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of the subdivision is located. |
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SECTION 2. Section 209.017, Property Code, as added by this |
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Act, applies only to an action brought on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |