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Tex. Prop. Code § 81.204 (2026)

Maintenance Of Condominium

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Sec. 81.204. MAINTENANCE OF CONDOMINIUM. (a) An apartment owner in a condominium regime is responsible for the apartment owner's pro rata share of:

(1) the expenses to administer the condominium regime and to maintain and repair the general common elements;

(2) in proper cases, the expenses to administer the limited common elements of the buildings in the condominium regime; and

(3) other expenses approved by the council of owners.

(b) An apartment owner in a condominium regime is not exempted from the obligation under this section to contribute toward the expenses of the condominium regime by waiving the use of the common elements or abandoning the apartment.

Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3622, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1993–2020 · leading case: Alma Investments, Inc. v. Bahia Mar Co-Owners Ass'n, 999 S.W.2d 820 (Tex. App. 1999).
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Alma Investments, Inc. v. Bahia Mar Co-Owners Ass'n, 999 S.W.2d 820 (Tex. App. 1999). · cites it 2× “Tex. Prop.Code Ann. § 81.204 (Vernon 1995).”
Chiarini v. State, 442 S.W.3d 318 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014). “Tex. Prop.Code § 81.204. 12 . Dutcher v. Owens, 647 S.”
Nottingham Manor Owners Ass'n v. El Paso Elec. Co., 260 S.W.3d 186 (Tex. App. 2008). “The court held that the term “apartment owner,” as used in section 81.204, applied to the “building sites” claimed by the developer, because the only structures that could be owned exclusively in a condominium regime are apartments.”
Richardson Lifestyle Ass'n v. Houston, 853 S.W.2d 796 (Tex. App. 1993). “See Tex.Prop.Code Ann. § 81.-204(a)(1) (Vernon 1984).”
J. Ray Riley v. Nick C. Caridas (Tex. App. 2020). · cites it 2× “TEX. PROP. CODE §81.204(a).4 An owner “is not exempted from the obligation under this section to contribute toward the expenses of the condominium regime by waiving the use of the common elements .”
Nottingham Manor Owners Ass'n, Virginia White, & Other Owners of Residential Prop. in the Nottingham Manor Townhomes v. El Paso Elec. Co. (Tex. App. 2008). “The court held that the term "apartment owner," as used in section 81.”
Joaquin Zendejas v. Towers of Town Lake Condos. Council of Co-Owners, Inc. & Camellia Belcher (Tex. App. 1995). “See Tex. Prop. Code Ann. § 81.204 (West 1995) (apartment owner is responsible for its pro rata share of collective expenses); Pooser v.”
— Tex. Prop. Code § 81.204(a) — 1 case
J. Ray Riley v. Nick C. Caridas (Tex. App. 2020). “TEX. PROP. CODE §81.204(a).4 An owner “is not exempted from the obligation under this section to contribute toward the expenses of the condominium regime by waiving the use of the common elements .”
— Tex. Prop. Code § 81.204(a)(3) — 1 case
Richardson Lifestyle Ass'n v. Houston, 853 S.W.2d 796 (Tex. App. 1993). “See Tex.Prop.Code Ann. § 81.-204(a)(1) (Vernon 1984).”
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