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Property Code §82.052
In force on Feb 02, 2004 · this text took effect Jan 01, 1994 · same as today's text
UNIT BOUNDARIES
Except as otherwise provided by the declaration or plat:
(1) if walls, floors, or ceilings are designated as boundaries of a unit, then all lath, furring, wallboard, plasterboard, plaster, paneling, tiles, wallpaper, paint, finished flooring, and any other materials constituting part of the finished surfaces are a part of the unit, and all other portions of the walls, floors, or ceilings are a part of the common elements;
(2) if any chute, flue, duct, wire, conduit, bearing wall, bearing column, or any other fixture is partially within and partially outside the designated boundaries of a unit, then the portion serving only that unit is a limited common element allocated solely to that unit, and the portion serving more than one unit or the common elements is a part of the general common elements;
(3) subject to Subdivision (2), the spaces, interior partitions, and other fixtures and improvements within the boundaries of a unit are a part of the unit; and
(4) shutters, awnings, window boxes, doorsteps, stoops, porches, balconies, patios, and exterior doors and windows or other fixtures designed to serve a single unit, but located outside the unit's boundaries, are limited common elements allocated exclusively to that unit.
History: Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 244, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.
Source: the Legislature's file server, seen Nov 08, 2026.
Every version on file
- Effective Jan 01, 1994 · seen Nov 2026–Nov 2026
Attorney General opinions that cite it
- GA-0223 (Feb 02, 2004): Whether a condominium development is a subdivision subject to county regulation under Local Government Code chapter 232
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