Texas Condo & HOA Statute Quick Reference

A board member’s plain-English cheat sheet for the Texas Property Code chapters governing condos and HOAs — and the Business Organizations Code chapter underneath every association’s corporate body.

Property Code Ch. 82 — Texas Uniform Condominium Act

• §82.102Powers of unit owners association — what your condo board can and cannot do.
• §82.105Meetings of unit owners — annual meeting required; notice and quorum set by bylaws.
• §82.108Voting; proxies — proxy rules, voting weight, and the proxy revocation procedure.
• §82.113Assessments; liability for; lien for — collection rights, lien priority, and foreclosure framework.
• §82.114Books, records, and minutes — what the association must keep and make available to unit owners.

Property Code Ch. 209 — POA / Residential Owners Protection

• §209.005Association records — owners may inspect official records within 10 business days of a written request.
• §209.006Notice required before enforcement action — written notice describing the violation must precede any fine or enforcement.
• §209.007Hearing before board — owner is entitled to a hearing on the violation before any fine attaches.
• §209.0051Open board meetings — notice, minutes, and member attendance; the foundation of Texas POA transparency.
• §209.0091Prerequisites to foreclosure — the multi-step notice and cure procedure required before lien foreclosure.
• §209.0092Judicial foreclosure required — Texas POAs cannot non-judicially foreclose an assessment lien.

BO Ch. 22 — Business Organizations Code (nonprofit framework)

• §22.153Member meetings — annual meeting requirement and notice rules for the corporate body underneath the HOA.
• §22.156Voting by members — each member has one vote unless the certificate or bylaws say otherwise.
• §22.213Meetings of board — how directors call and conduct meetings under the corporate code.
• §22.354Inspection of records by member — the corporate-level records-access right that complements Ch. 209 §209.005.

Texas Board Meeting Checklist

Notice, quorum, records, and enforcement — what your Texas board needs to get right every time. All citations are to the Texas Property Code or Business Organizations Code; confirm against your dedicatory instruments.

Notice Requirements by Meeting Type

• Members meetingPOA: notice mailed or hand-delivered as set in dedicatory instruments (§209.0056). Condos: as set in bylaws under §82.105.
• Board meeting72 hours minimum posted or emailed notice for POA boards (§209.0051), or as bylaws set for condos. Emergency exceptions allowed.
• Enforcement noticeWritten notice describing the violation must precede any enforcement action (§209.006). Owner has the right to cure where applicable.
• Hearing noticeOwner must be given the right to a hearing before the board on any violation or fine (§209.007).
• ForeclosureMulti-step pre-foreclosure notice (§209.0091) plus mandatory judicial foreclosure (§209.0092). No non-judicial assessment-lien foreclosure in Texas POAs.

Quorum & Voting

Records, Minutes & Disclosures

• MinutesBoard meetings must keep minutes per §209.0051; copies available on request under §209.005.
• Records inspectionOwners may inspect association records within 10 business days of a written request (§209.005). Reasonable copying fees permitted.
• Subpoena productionPOAs are subject to records subpoenas under §209.021 even outside ordinary inspection.
• Third-party debt collectorsPOAs using outside collection agencies must give required statutory notices (§209.0064) before assigning a delinquent account.