HB 5011

homeowners suing their association can stop paying assessments

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

Initial review · graded Oct 19, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to certain protections for owners in a property owners' association.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Fees and costs go to whichever side wins a records suit.

The bill makes attorney's fees and court costs available to whichever side wins a lawsuit over access to homeowners' association records, not just the association. It also lets a homeowner who sues their property owners' association stop paying assessments while the lawsuit is pending, regardless of what the association's rules say. If the association wins, the owner must pay back everything withheld, but if the owner wins, the association cannot sue to collect the withheld assessments.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 13, 2025 and referred to the House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB5011 · 2025-03-13

SOLD BY

Rep. Ron ReynoldsDHouse 27

ITEM

relating to certain protections for owners in a property owners' association.

WHAT IT DOES

Fees and costs go to whichever side wins a records suit.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Mar 13, 2025Filed
Apr 3, 2025Read first time
Apr 3, 2025Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

FILED UNDER

Beats not yet reviewed.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Ron Reynolds

Donors

Texas Sands PAC$30K Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$25K Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee$7K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Oct 29, 2024 to Oct 19, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Texas Sands PAC$30,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$30,000.00

Cash: $30,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $30,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 5, 2024 to Feb 19, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100982635, 101040208.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$25,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$25,000.00

Cash: $25,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $25,000.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 27, 2024 to Jan 16, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100982635, 101028685, 101035822.

Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee$7,000.00

Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee

$7,000.00

Cash: $7,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $7,000.00

Also funds 9 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 15, 2024 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Apr 30, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101057584.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

Texas Sands PAC

$30,000.00

Cash: $30,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $30,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 5, 2024 to Feb 19, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100982635, 101040208.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$25,000.00

Cash: $25,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $25,000.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 27, 2024 to Jan 16, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100982635, 101028685, 101035822.

Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee

$7,000.00

Cash: $7,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $7,000.00

Also funds 9 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 15, 2024 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Apr 30, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101057584.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 19, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Mar 13, 2025

04/03/2025 H Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Trade, Workforce & Economic Development · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Civil Remedies & Liabilities

Property Interests--Property Owners Association

Text

The text as introduced · 292 words

89R16168 RAL-D

By: Reynolds
H.B. No. 5011

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to certain protections for owners in a property owners'

association.

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

SECTION 1. Section 209.005(o), Property Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(o) A party that [ If the property owners' association ]

prevails in an action under Subsection (n)[ , the association ] is

entitled to a judgment for court costs and attorney's fees incurred

by the party [ association ] in connection with the action.

SECTION 2. Chapter 209, Property Code, is amended by adding

Section 209.018 to read as follows:

Sec. 209.018. WITHHOLDING OF ASSESSMENTS BY PROPERTY OWNER.

(a) Notwithstanding a provision in a dedicatory instrument or

other law, if a property owner brings an action against a property

owners' association, the property owner may withhold assessment

payments while the action is pending.

(b) If a property owners' association prevails in an action

brought by a property owner, the property owner shall pay all

assessments withheld under Subsection (a) and resume assessment

payments.

(c) A property owners' association may not file a suit to

collect assessments withheld under Subsection (a) against an owner

who prevails in an action against the property owners' association.

SECTION 3. Section 209.005, Property Code, as amended by

this Act, and Section 209.018, Property Code, as added by this Act,

apply only to an action filed on or after the effective date of this

Act. An action filed before the effective date of this Act is

governed by the law in effect on the date the action was filed, and

the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.