Nonpartisan public records for Texas special districts Resident sign in
Texas Open Books

Texas law on any date › Property Code

Property Code §202.006

Text in force on

In force on Sep 01, 2021 · this text took effect Sep 01, 2021 · same as today's text

PUBLIC RECORDS

(a) A property owners' association shall file all dedicatory instruments in the real property records of each county in which the property to which the dedicatory instruments relate is located. (b) A dedicatory instrument has no effect until the instrument is filed in accordance with this section. (c) A property owners' association may not collect a regular assessment, as defined by Section 209.002 , if the dedicatory instrument authorizing the collection of the regular assessment is not filed as required by Subsection (a).

History: Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 1821 ), Sec. 3, eff. January 1, 2012. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 951 (S.B. 1588 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.

Source: the Legislature's file server, seen Nov 08, 2026.

Every version on file

Attorney General opinions that cite it

A research copy. The official text is the Legislature's (statutes), the Secretary of State's (Texas Administrative Code) or eCFR's (federal rules). Not legal advice.