{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-209.0059","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Property Code § 209.0059","heading":"RIGHT TO VOTE.","body":"(a) A provision in a dedicatory instrument that would disqualify a property owner from voting in a property owners' association election of board members or on any matter concerning the rights or responsibilities of the owner is void.\n(b) This section does not apply to a property owners' association that is subject to Chapter 552, Government Code, by application of Section 552.0036, Government Code.\n(c) In a residential development with 10 or fewer lots for which the declaration was recorded before January 1, 2015, a person may not vote in a property owners' association election unless the person is subject to a dedicatory instrument governing the association through which the association exercises its authority.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1026 (H.B. 2761), Sec. 3, eff. January 1, 2012.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1183 (S.B. 1168), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2015.","path":["PROPERTY CODE","TITLE 11. RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS","CHAPTER 209. TEXAS RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OWNERS PROTECTION ACT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.209.htm#209.0059","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:37Z","sha256":"dd98f57b1da326e89d6d2c223437e661e29c77293f644e16481768adf4f191f0","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-209.0058","next":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-209.00591"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}