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Tex. Prop. Code § 209.016 (2026)

Regulation Of Residential Leases Or Rental Agreements

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Sec. 209.016. REGULATION OF RESIDENTIAL LEASES OR RENTAL AGREEMENTS.

(a) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 951 (S.B. 1588), Sec. 22(3), eff. September 1, 2021.

(b) A property owners' association may not adopt or enforce a provision in a dedicatory instrument that:

(1) requires a lease or rental applicant or a tenant to be submitted to and approved for tenancy by the property owners' association; or

(2) requires the following information to be submitted to a property owners' association regarding a lease or rental applicant or current tenant:

(A) a consumer or credit report; or

(B) a lease or rental application submitted by the applicant, tenant, or that person's agent to the property owner or property owner's agent when applying for tenancy.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 951 (S.B. 1588), Sec. 22(3), eff. September 1, 2021.

(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the adoption or enforcement of a provision in a dedicatory instrument establishing a restriction relating to occupancy or leasing.

(e) A property owners' association may request the following information to be submitted to the association regarding a lease or rental applicant:

(1) contact information, including the name, mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address of each person who will reside at a property in the subdivision under a lease; and

(2) the commencement date and term of the lease.

Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1077 (H.B. 2489), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.

Amended by:

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 951 (S.B. 1588), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2021.

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 951 (S.B. 1588), Sec. 22(3), eff. September 1, 2021.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2023–2023 · leading case: Angelwylde HOA, Inc. & Angelwylde Place Homeowners Ass'n, Inc. v. Emily Fournier, David Fournier, Thomas Nelms, & Susan Nelms (Tex. App. 2023).
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Angelwylde HOA, Inc. & Angelwylde Place Homeowners Ass'n, Inc. v. Emily Fournier, David Fournier, Thomas Nelms, & Susan Nelms (Tex. App. 2023). “See Tex. Prop. Code § 209.016(b)–(c) (pertaining to certain restrictions on leasing in dedicatory instruments).”
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Angelwylde HOA, Inc. & Angelwylde Place Homeowners Ass'n, Inc. v. Emily Fournier, David Fournier, Thomas Nelms, & Susan Nelms (Tex. App. 2023). “See Tex. Prop. Code § 209.016(b)–(c) (pertaining to certain restrictions on leasing in dedicatory instruments).”
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