{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-202.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Property Code § 202.004","heading":"ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS.","body":"(a) An exercise of discretionary authority by a property owners' association or other representative designated by an owner of real property concerning a restrictive covenant is presumed reasonable unless the court determines by a preponderance of the evidence that the exercise of discretionary authority was arbitrary, capricious, or discriminatory.\n(b) A property owners' association or other representative designated by an owner of real property may initiate, defend, or intervene in litigation or an administrative proceeding affecting the enforcement of a restrictive covenant or the protection, preservation, or operation of the property covered by the dedicatory instrument.\n(c) A court may assess civil damages for the violation of a restrictive covenant in an amount not to exceed $200 for each day of the violation.\nAdded by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 712, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1987.","path":["PROPERTY CODE","TITLE 11. RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS","CHAPTER 202. CONSTRUCTION AND ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.202.htm#202.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:37Z","sha256":"3753fc6e61169d4a7ddc7efb2215836b83d346260e81b605f1dc1c9b0169e965","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-202.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-202.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}