Tex. Property Code § 202.024
This is the official text of Tex. Property Code § 202.024, part of Texas’s Property Code — governs real property, landlord-tenant law, and property transactions.
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§ 202.024. DISCRIMINATION AGAINST TENANT BASED ON METHOD OF PAYMENT PROHIBITED.
Official statutory text
(a) In this section, "method of payment" includes payment made in whole or in part by:
(1) a housing choice voucher under Section 8, United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. Section 1437f); or
(2) any other federal or state or local housing assistance provided to a person or to a property owner on behalf of a person, including rental vouchers, rental assistance, or rental subsidies from a nongovernmental organization.
(b) A property owners' association may not include or enforce a provision in a dedicatory instrument that prohibits or restricts a property owner from renting a dwelling to a person based on the person's method of payment.
(1) a housing choice voucher under Section 8, United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. Section 1437f); or
(2) any other federal or state or local housing assistance provided to a person or to a property owner on behalf of a person, including rental vouchers, rental assistance, or rental subsidies from a nongovernmental organization.
(b) A property owners' association may not include or enforce a provision in a dedicatory instrument that prohibits or restricts a property owner from renting a dwelling to a person based on the person's method of payment.
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