Tex. Property Code § 215.002
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§ 215.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Official statutory text
(a) This chapter applies to a property owners' association that:
(1) includes:
(A) commercial properties, including hotel and retail properties, that constitute at least 35 percent of the total appraised property value of the mixed-use development governed by the association;
(B) single-family attached and detached properties that constitute at least 25 percent of the total appraised property value of the mixed-use development governed by the association; and
(C) multifamily properties that constitute at least 10 percent of the total appraised property value of the mixed-use development governed by the association;
(2) governs at least 6,000 acres of deed-restricted property;
(3) has at least 10 incorporated residential or commercial property owners' associations that are members of and subject to the dedicatory instruments of the master mixed-use property owners' association;
(4) has at least 3,400 platted and developed single-family residential properties and at least 400 separately platted commercial properties, including office, industrial, hotel, and retail properties, which together constitute at least 30 million square feet of building area available for rental; and
(5) participates in the maintenance of public space, including parks, medians, and lakefronts, owned by local, including county, or state governmental entities.
(b) This chapter applies to property that is:
(1) governed by a property owners' association described by Subsection (a);
(2) located in a master mixed-use development; and
(3) subject to a provision, including a restriction, in a declaration that:
(A) requires mandatory membership in the association; and
(B) authorizes the association to collect a regular or special assessment on all or a majority of the property in the development.
(c) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, this chapter applies only to a master mixed-use property owners' association and not to the independent property owners' associations that are members of the master mixed-use property owners' association.
(1) includes:
(A) commercial properties, including hotel and retail properties, that constitute at least 35 percent of the total appraised property value of the mixed-use development governed by the association;
(B) single-family attached and detached properties that constitute at least 25 percent of the total appraised property value of the mixed-use development governed by the association; and
(C) multifamily properties that constitute at least 10 percent of the total appraised property value of the mixed-use development governed by the association;
(2) governs at least 6,000 acres of deed-restricted property;
(3) has at least 10 incorporated residential or commercial property owners' associations that are members of and subject to the dedicatory instruments of the master mixed-use property owners' association;
(4) has at least 3,400 platted and developed single-family residential properties and at least 400 separately platted commercial properties, including office, industrial, hotel, and retail properties, which together constitute at least 30 million square feet of building area available for rental; and
(5) participates in the maintenance of public space, including parks, medians, and lakefronts, owned by local, including county, or state governmental entities.
(b) This chapter applies to property that is:
(1) governed by a property owners' association described by Subsection (a);
(2) located in a master mixed-use development; and
(3) subject to a provision, including a restriction, in a declaration that:
(A) requires mandatory membership in the association; and
(B) authorizes the association to collect a regular or special assessment on all or a majority of the property in the development.
(c) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, this chapter applies only to a master mixed-use property owners' association and not to the independent property owners' associations that are members of the master mixed-use property owners' association.
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