Notificaciones y audiencias
Texas HOA Hearing Rights: Tex. Prop. Code 209.007
Texas property owners' association law gives owners the right to request a board hearing to discuss and verify facts and resolve certain violations. It sets hearing, notice, packet, and postponement deadlines and allows alternative dispute resolution. The association's governing documents and later amendments may also apply.
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What the law covers
This section covers hearings before the board and alternative dispute resolution for property owners' associations. An owner who is entitled to an opportunity to cure a violation may submit a written request for a hearing to discuss and verify facts and resolve the matter in issue before the board, except as provided in subsection (d). An owner or property owners' association may use alternative dispute resolution services. Subsection (b) is repealed. The notice and hearing provisions of Section 209.006 and this section do not apply if the association files a suit seeking a temporary restraining order or temporary injunctive relief or files a suit that includes foreclosure as a cause of action.
Key requirements and limits
- The owner has the right to submit a written request for a hearing only if the owner is entitled to an opportunity to cure the violation.\n- The board or the owner may request a postponement, and a requested postponement shall be granted for a period of not more than 10 days. Additional postponements may be granted by agreement of the parties.\n- The owner or the association may make an audio recording of the meeting.\n- During a hearing, a member of the board or the association's designated representative shall first present the association's case against the owner. An owner or the owner's designated representative is entitled to present the owner's information and issues relevant to the appeal or dispute.
Notice, hearing and deadlines
- The association shall hold a hearing not later than the 30th day after the date the board receives the owner's request for a hearing.\n- The association shall notify the owner of the date, time, and place of the hearing not later than the 10th day before the date of the hearing.\n- Not later than 10 days before the association holds a hearing, the association shall provide to an owner a packet containing all documents, photographs, and communications relating to the matter the association intends to introduce at the hearing.\n- If the association does not provide a packet within that period, an owner is entitled to an automatic 15-day postponement of the hearing.
Practical checklist for homeowners
- Read your governing documents.\n- Keep copies of notices and requests.\n- Submit a written request for a hearing if you are entitled to an opportunity to cure the violation.\n- Ask for the hearing packet no later than 10 days before the hearing.\n- Check the official text for updates.
Fuente
Tex. Prop. Code 209.007, texto oficial“the owner has the right to submit a written request for a hearing to discuss and verify facts and resolve the matter in issue before the board.”
“The association shall hold a hearing under this section not later than the 30th day after the date the board receives the owner's request for a hearing”
“not later than 10 days before the association holds a hearing under this section, the association shall provide to an owner a packet containing all documents, photographs, and communications”
“an owner is entitled to an automatic 15-day postponement of the hearing.”
“An owner or property owners' association may use alternative dispute resolution services.”
Preguntas frecuentes
¿Puedo solicitar una audiencia ante la junta de la asociación de propietarios?
Sí. Si tiene derecho a una oportunidad para corregir la violación, puede enviar una solicitud por escrito para una audiencia para discutir y verificar los hechos y resolver el asunto ante la junta.
¿Qué tan pronto debe celebrar la junta la audiencia?
La asociación debe celebrar la audiencia no más tarde del día 30 después de que la junta reciba su solicitud, y debe notificarle la fecha, hora y lugar no más tarde del día 10 antes de la audiencia.
¿Qué sucede si la asociación no proporciona el paquete de la audiencia a tiempo?
Si la asociación no proporciona el paquete no más tarde de 10 días antes de la audiencia, tiene derecho a un aplazamiento automático de 15 días de la audiencia.
¿Se puede grabar la audiencia?
El propietario o la asociación puede hacer una grabación de audio de la reunión.
¿Se aplica esta ley si la asociación presenta una demanda?
Las disposiciones de aviso y audiencia no se aplican si la asociación presenta una demanda que solicite una orden de restricción temporal o alivio cautelar temporal o presenta una demanda que incluya la ejecución hipotecaria como causa de acción.
Esta página ofrece información legal general, no asesoramiento legal, y Harrington Community no es un bufete de abogados. Los estatutos se modifican con el tiempo y los documentos de gobierno de su asociación también pueden aplicar. Para obtener asesoramiento sobre su situación, comuníquese con un abogado certificado o con el servicio de referencia de abogados del colegio de abogados de su estado.