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Chapter 81 - Condominiums Created Before Adoption of Uniform Condominium Act
Subchapter A. Provisions Generally Applicable to Condominiums
Section 81.001. Short Title - Sec. 81.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...
Section 81.0011. Applicability - Sec. 81.0011. APPLICABILITY. (a) This chapter applies only to a...
Section 81.002. Definitions - Sec. 81.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Apartment" means an...
Section 81.003. Applicability of Local Ordinances and Regulations - Sec. 81.003. APPLICABILITY OF LOCAL ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS. (a) A...
Subchapter B. Creation, Alteration, and Termination of Condominiums
Section 81.101. Creation of Condominium - Sec. 81.101. CREATION OF CONDOMINIUM. An owner or developer of...
Section 81.102. Contents of Declaration, Master Deed, or Master Lease - Sec. 81.102. CONTENTS OF DECLARATION, MASTER DEED, OR MASTER LEASE....
Section 81.103. Public Records - Sec. 81.103. PUBLIC RECORDS. (a) Each county clerk shall maintain...
Section 81.104. Apartment Ownership - Sec. 81.104. APARTMENT OWNERSHIP. (a) An owner of an apartment...
Section 81.105. Apartment Boundaries - Sec. 81.105. APARTMENT BOUNDARIES. (a) The boundaries of an apartment...
Section 81.106. Apartment Deeds - Sec. 81.106. APARTMENT DEEDS. A deed to an apartment in...
Section 81.107. Interests in Common Elements - Sec. 81.107. INTERESTS IN COMMON ELEMENTS. An owner of an...
Section 81.108. Partition of Common Elements - Sec. 81.108. PARTITION OF COMMON ELEMENTS. (a) The ownership of...
Section 81.109. Conveyance of Common Elements - Sec. 81.109. CONVEYANCE OF COMMON ELEMENTS. An apartment in a...
Section 81.110. Termination of Condominium Regime - Sec. 81.110. TERMINATION OF CONDOMINIUM REGIME. (a) By unanimous agreement,...
Section 81.112. Restriction Relating to Club Membership - Sec. 81.112. RESTRICTION RELATING TO CLUB MEMBERSHIP. (a) A provision...
Subchapter C. Condominium Management
Section 81.201. Authority of Council of Owners - Sec. 81.201. AUTHORITY OF COUNCIL OF OWNERS. (a) The council...
Section 81.202. Bylaws - Sec. 81.202. BYLAWS. The bylaws of a condominium regime govern...
Section 81.203. Voting Majority - Sec. 81.203. VOTING MAJORITY. For the purposes of this chapter,...
Section 81.204. Maintenance of Condominium - Sec. 81.204. MAINTENANCE OF CONDOMINIUM. (a) An apartment owner in...
Section 81.205. Insurance - Sec. 81.205. INSURANCE. (a) By resolution of a majority of...
Section 81.206. Disposition of Insurance Proceeds - Sec. 81.206. DISPOSITION OF INSURANCE PROCEEDS. (a) Except as provided...
Section 81.207. Insufficient Insurance - Sec. 81.207. INSUFFICIENT INSURANCE. (a) If under Section 81.206 a...
Section 81.208. Assessments Due on Conveyance - Sec. 81.208. ASSESSMENTS DUE ON CONVEYANCE. If an apartment owner...
Section 81.209. Condominium Records - Sec. 81.209. CONDOMINIUM RECORDS. (a) The administrator or board of...
Section 81.210. Loans as Eligible Investments - Sec. 81.210. LOANS AS ELIGIBLE INVESTMENTS. (a) If a fiduciary...
Chapter 82 - Uniform Condominium Act
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 82.001. Short Title - Sec. 82.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...
Section 82.002. Applicability - Sec. 82.002. APPLICABILITY. (a) This chapter applies to all commercial,...
Section 82.003. Definitions - Sec. 82.003. DEFINITIONS. (a) In this chapter: (1) "Affiliate of...
Section 82.004. Variation by Agreement - Sec. 82.004. VARIATION BY AGREEMENT. Except as expressly provided by...
Section 82.005. Separate Titles and Taxation - Sec. 82.005. SEPARATE TITLES AND TAXATION. (a) If there is...
Section 82.006. Applicability of Local Ordinances, Regulations, and Building Codes - Sec. 82.006. APPLICABILITY OF LOCAL ORDINANCES, REGULATIONS, AND BUILDING CODES....
Section 82.007. Condemnation - Sec. 82.007. CONDEMNATION. (a) If a unit is acquired by...
Section 82.008. Venue - Sec. 82.008. VENUE. Venue for an action to enforce a...
Section 82.051. Creation of Condominium - Sec. 82.051. CREATION OF CONDOMINIUM. (a) A condominium may be...
Section 82.052. Unit Boundaries - Sec. 82.052. UNIT BOUNDARIES. Except as otherwise provided by the...
Section 82.053. Construction and Validity of Declaration and Bylaws - Sec. 82.053. CONSTRUCTION AND VALIDITY OF DECLARATION AND BYLAWS. (a)...
Section 82.054. Description of Units - Sec. 82.054. DESCRIPTION OF UNITS. A description of a unit...
Section 82.055. Contents of Declaration for All Condominiums - Sec. 82.055. CONTENTS OF DECLARATION FOR ALL CONDOMINIUMS. The declaration...
Section 82.056. Leasehold Condominiums - Sec. 82.056. LEASEHOLD CONDOMINIUMS. (a) Any lease the expiration or...
Section 82.057. Allocation of Common Element Interests, Votes, and Common Expense Liabilities - Sec. 82.057. ALLOCATION OF COMMON ELEMENT INTERESTS, VOTES, AND COMMON...
Section 82.058. Limited Common Elements - Sec. 82.058. LIMITED COMMON ELEMENTS. (a) The limited common elements...
Section 82.059. Plats and Plans - Sec. 82.059. PLATS AND PLANS. (a) Plats and plans are...
Section 82.060. Exercise of Development Right - Sec. 82.060. EXERCISE OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHT. (a) To exercise a...
Section 82.061. Alterations of Units - Sec. 82.061. ALTERATIONS OF UNITS. (a) Subject to the provisions...
Section 82.062. Relocation of Boundaries Between Adjoining Units - Sec. 82.062. RELOCATION OF BOUNDARIES BETWEEN ADJOINING UNITS. Subject to...
Section 82.063. Subdivision of Units - Sec. 82.063. SUBDIVISION OF UNITS. (a) If the declaration expressly...
Section 82.064. Easement for Encroachments - Sec. 82.064. EASEMENT FOR ENCROACHMENTS. To the extent that a...
Section 82.065. Use for Sales Purposes - Sec. 82.065. USE FOR SALES PURPOSES. The declaration may permit...
Section 82.066. Easement Rights - Sec. 82.066. EASEMENT RIGHTS. Subject to the declaration, a declarant...
Section 82.0675. Restriction Relating to Club Membership - Sec. 82.0675. RESTRICTION RELATING TO CLUB MEMBERSHIP. (a) A provision...
Section 82.068. Termination of Condominium - Sec. 82.068. TERMINATION OF CONDOMINIUM. (a) Unless the declaration provides...
Section 82.069. Rights of Secured Lenders - Sec. 82.069. RIGHTS OF SECURED LENDERS. The declaration may require...
Section 82.070. Meeting at Which Amendments May Be Adopted - Sec. 82.070. MEETING AT WHICH AMENDMENTS MAY BE ADOPTED. (a)...
Section 82.101. Organization of Unit Owners' Association - Sec. 82.101. ORGANIZATION OF UNIT OWNERS' ASSOCIATION. A unit owners'...
Section 82.102. Powers of Unit Owners' Association - Sec. 82.102. POWERS OF UNIT OWNERS' ASSOCIATION. (a) Unless otherwise...
Section 82.103. Board Members and Officers - Sec. 82.103. BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS. (a) Except as provided...
Section 82.104. Transfer of Special Declarant Rights - Sec. 82.104. TRANSFER OF SPECIAL DECLARANT RIGHTS. (a) Special declarant...
Section 82.105. Termination of Contracts and Leases of Declarant - Sec. 82.105. TERMINATION OF CONTRACTS AND LEASES OF DECLARANT. An...
Section 82.106. Bylaws - Sec. 82.106. BYLAWS. (a) The administration and operation of the...
Section 82.107. Upkeep of Condominium - Sec. 82.107. UPKEEP OF CONDOMINIUM. (a) Except as provided by...
Section 82.108. Meetings - Sec. 82.108. MEETINGS. (a) Meetings of the association must be...
Section 82.109. Quorums - Sec. 82.109. QUORUMS. (a) Unless the bylaws provide otherwise, a...
Section 82.110. Voting and Proxies - Sec. 82.110. VOTING AND PROXIES. (a) If only one of...
Section 82.111. Insurance - Sec. 82.111. INSURANCE. (a) Beginning not later than the time...
Section 82.112. Assessments for Common Expenses - Sec. 82.112. ASSESSMENTS FOR COMMON EXPENSES. (a) Until an association...
Section 82.113. Association's Lien for Assessments - Sec. 82.113. ASSOCIATION'S LIEN FOR ASSESSMENTS. (a) An assessment levied...
Section 82.114. Association Records - Sec. 82.114. ASSOCIATION RECORDS. (a) The association shall keep: (1)...
Section 82.1141. Access to Association Records - Sec. 82.1141. ACCESS TO ASSOCIATION RECORDS. (a) This section applies...
Section 82.115. Association as Trustee - Sec. 82.115. ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE. A third person dealing with...
Section 82.116. Management Certificate - Sec. 82.116. MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE. (a) An association shall record in...
Section 82.117. Obligations of Unit Owners - Sec. 82.117. OBLIGATIONS OF UNIT OWNERS. Without limiting the obligations...
Section 82.118. Service of Process on Unit Owners in Certain Municipalities; Change of Address Required - Sec. 82.118. SERVICE OF PROCESS ON UNIT OWNERS IN CERTAIN...
Section 82.119. Procedures for Filing Suit or Initiating Arbitration Proceedings for Defect or Design Claims for Certain Associations - Sec. 82.119. PROCEDURES FOR FILING SUIT OR INITIATING ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS...
Section 82.120. Binding Arbitration for Certain Claims - Sec. 82.120. BINDING ARBITRATION FOR CERTAIN CLAIMS. (a) A declaration...
Section 82.121. Possession of Firearm or Firearm Ammunition on Condominium Property - Sec. 82.121. POSSESSION OF FIREARM OR FIREARM AMMUNITION ON CONDOMINIUM...
Subchapter D. Protection of Purchasers
Section 82.151. Applicability - Sec. 82.151. APPLICABILITY. (a) This subchapter applies to each unit...
Section 82.152. Liability for Condominium Information Statement - Sec. 82.152. LIABILITY FOR CONDOMINIUM INFORMATION STATEMENT. (a) Except as...
Section 82.153. Condominium Information Statements in General - Sec. 82.153. CONDOMINIUM INFORMATION STATEMENTS IN GENERAL. (a) A condominium...
Section 82.154. Condominiums With Conversion Buildings - Sec. 82.154. CONDOMINIUMS WITH CONVERSION BUILDINGS. If a building contains...
Section 82.155. Condominium Securities - Sec. 82.155. CONDOMINIUM SECURITIES. A declarant satisfies all requirements relating...
Section 82.156. Purchaser's Right to Cancel - Sec. 82.156. PURCHASER'S RIGHT TO CANCEL. (a) If a purchaser...
Section 82.157. Resale of Unit - Sec. 82.157. RESALE OF UNIT. (a) Except as provided by...
Section 82.158. Escrow of Deposits - Sec. 82.158. ESCROW OF DEPOSITS. A deposit made in connection...
Section 82.159. Release of Liens - Sec. 82.159. RELEASE OF LIENS. Before conveying real property to...
Section 82.160. Conversion Buildings - Sec. 82.160. CONVERSION BUILDINGS. (a) A declarant of a condominium...
Section 82.161. Effect of Violations on Rights of Action and Attorney's Fees - Sec. 82.161. EFFECT OF VIOLATIONS ON RIGHTS OF ACTION AND...
Section 82.162. Labeling of Promotional Material - Sec. 82.162. LABELING OF PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL. If any improvement contemplated...
Section 82.163. Declarant's Obligation to Complete and Restore - Sec. 82.163. DECLARANT'S OBLIGATION TO COMPLETE AND RESTORE. The declarant...
Section 82.164. Loans as Eligible Investments - Sec. 82.164. LOANS AS ELIGIBLE INVESTMENTS. (a) A loan on...