# Tex. Government Code § 551.0015: CERTAIN PROPERTY OWNERS' ASSOCIATIONS SUBJECT TO LAW

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## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Government Code § 551.0015
- **Heading:** CERTAIN PROPERTY OWNERS' ASSOCIATIONS SUBJECT TO LAW
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 551 / Section 551.0015

## Text

(a) A property owners' association is subject to this chapter in the same manner as a governmental body:

(1) if:

(A) membership in the property owners' association is mandatory for owners or for a defined class of owners of private real property in a defined geographic area in a county with a population of 2.8 million or more or in a county adjacent to a county with a population of 2.8 million or more;

(B) the property owners' association has the power to make mandatory special assessments for capital improvements or mandatory regular assessments; and

(C) the amount of the mandatory special or regular assessments is or has ever been based in whole or in part on the value at which the state or a local governmental body assesses the property for purposes of ad valorem taxation under Section 20, Article VIII, Texas Constitution; or

(2) if the property owners' association:

(A) provides maintenance, preservation, and architectural control of residential and commercial property within a defined geographic area in a county with a population of 2.8 million or more or in a county adjacent to a county with a population of 2.8 million or more; and

(B) is a corporation that:

(i) is governed by a board of trustees who may employ a general manager to execute the association's bylaws and administer the business of the corporation;

(ii) does not require membership in the corporation by the owners of the property within the defined area; and

(iii) was incorporated before January 1, 2006.

(b) The governing body of the association, a committee of the association, and members of the governing body or of a committee of the association are subject to this chapter in the same manner as the governing body of a governmental body, a committee of a governmental body, and members of the governing body or of a committee of the governmental body.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Government Code § 551.001 § 551.001. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C551_S551.001.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 551.002 § 551.002. OPEN MEETINGS REQUIREMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C551_S551.002.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 551.003 § 551.003. LEGISLATURE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C551_S551.003.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 551.004 § 551.004. OPEN MEETINGS REQUIRED BY CHARTER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C551_S551.004.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 551.005 § 551.005. OPEN MEETINGS TRAINING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C551_S551.005.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 551.006 § 551.006. WRITTEN ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS ACCESSIBLE TO PUBLIC.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C551_S551.006.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 551.007 § 551.007. PUBLIC TESTIMONY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C551_S551.007.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 551.0015 § 551.0015. CERTAIN PROPERTY OWNERS' ASSOCIATIONS SUBJECT TO LAW.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C551_S551.0015.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 551.021 § 551.021. MINUTES OR RECORDING OF OPEN MEETING REQUIRED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C551_S551.021.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 551.022 § 551.022.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C551_S551.022.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 551.023 § 551.023. RECORDING OF MEETING BY PERSON IN ATTENDANCE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C551_S551.023.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 551.0035 § 551.0035. ATTENDANCE BY GOVERNMENTAL BODY AT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE OR AGENCY MEETING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C551_S551.0035.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 551.041 § 551.041. NOTICE OF MEETING REQUIRED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C551_S551.041.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 551.042 § 551.042. INQUIRY MADE AT MEETING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C551_S551.042.md)

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