bill lets homeowners request HOA records by email

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89R14511 JBD-F

By: Kitzman
H.B. No. 4566

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a written request for access to or information from a

property owners' association's books and records.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 209.005, Property Code, is amended by

amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsections (e-1), (e-2), and

(e-3) to read as follows:

(e) An owner or the owner's authorized representative

described by Subsection (c) must submit a written request for

access or information under Subsection (c) to [ by certified mail,

with sufficient detail describing the property owners'

association's books and records requested, to the mailing address

of ] the association or the association's authorized representative

as reflected on the most current management certificate filed under

Section 209.004. The request must be submitted by:

(1) United States mail;

(2) electronic mail;

(3) hand delivery; or

(4) any other appropriate method approved by the

association, including facsimile transmission or electronic

submission through the association's Internet website.

(e-1) A [ The ] request for access or information under

Subsection (c) must contain :

(1) sufficient detail describing the property owners'

association's books and records that are the subject of the

request; and

(2) an election either to inspect the books and

records before obtaining copies or to have the property owners'

association forward copies of the requested books and records .

(e-2) If [ and:

[ (1) if ] an inspection is requested under Subsection

(e-1)(2) , the association, on or before the 10th business day after

the date the association receives the request, shall send written

notice of dates during normal business hours that the owner may

inspect the requested books and records to the extent those books

and records are in the possession, custody, or control of the

association .

(e-3) If [ ; or

[ (2) if ] copies of identified books and records are

requested under Subsection (e-1)(2) , the association shall, to the

extent those books and records are in the possession, custody, or

control of the association, produce the requested books and records

for the requesting party on or before the 10th business day after

the date the association receives the request, except as otherwise

provided by this section.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.