HBA-ALS H.B. 3546 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3546
By: Yarbrough
Land & Resource Management
4/5/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Under current law, a property owners' association has authority to modify
and amend the existing restrictive covenants of a subdivision.  There is a
concern that changes made by these homeowner associations are often made
without the knowledge or consent of the homeowners.  H.B. 3546 repeals
Chapter 24, Title 11, Property Code, which grants property owners'
associations various powers relating to restrictive covenants in certain
subdivisions. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Repealer: Chapter 204, Title 11, Property Code (Powers of
Property Owners' Association Relating to Restrictive Covenants in Certain
Subdivisions). 

SECTION 2.Effective date: September 1, 1999. 

SECTION 3.Emergency clause.