HB 2280
AN ACT relating to the authority of a property owners' association to
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
Awaiting Committee Assignment
Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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Fiscal Note
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What This Bill Does
Protects property owners' rights to display political signs by limiting property owners' associations' ability to restrict or communicate against such displays. If a sign meets existing legal restrictions, the association cannot send letters, emails, or make oral demands attempting to prevent the sign's display. Property owners who receive such communications can sue the association for injunctive relief and potentially recover attorney's fees if they win the lawsuit.
Bill Text
relating to the authority of a property owners' association to regulate a property owner's display of political signs. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 259.002, Election Code, is amended by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: (f) Unless a sign described by Subsection (b) is displayed in violation of a restrictive covenant permitted by this section, a property owners' association may not issue to the property owner displaying the sign any communication, including a letter, e-mail, or oral demand, purporting to restrict the sign's display. A property owner who receives a communication from a property owners' association issued in violation of this subsection may bring an action for injunctive relief under this subsection to enjoin the association from engaging in the practice. The court shall award reasonable attorney's fees to a property owner who prevails in an SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill Sponsors
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Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the authority of a property owners' association to
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