Tex. Prop. Code § 216.007 · Chapter 216. EXTENSION OR AMENDMENT OF RESTRICTIONS IN CERTAIN OLDER SUBDIVISIONS
CONSENT REQUIRED FOR EXTENSION OR AMENDMENT OF RESTRICTIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A restriction may be extended or amended by a petition or ballots that indicate the written consent of the owners of at least 66.6 percent of the total number of separately owned parcels or tracts in the subdivision, regardless of whether the parcels or tracts contain part or all of one or more platted lots or combination of lots, but not including any parcels or tracts excluded from applicability of this chapter under Section 216.003(d).
(b) A restriction that is extended or amended as described by Subsection (a) applies to all sections of the subdivision other than property excluded from applicability of this chapter under Section 216.003(d) to the extent that the extended or amended restriction expressly applies to the entire subdivision, regardless of whether:
(1) each section has separate restrictions; or
(2) each owner is a member of the property owners' association.
(c) If the original restrictions for a subdivision contain a lower percentage to extend or amend the restrictions, the percentage in the original restrictions controls.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 691 (H.B. 1558), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2023.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.216.htm
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