The 82nd Texas Legislature recently enacted sweeping new laws in an
effort to regulate residential property owners associations. Close
to 40 independent statewide community association specific law changes
were enacted which drastically change how an association can operate
and govern. Getting a handle on the new laws is challenging because
the Legislature did not adopt a single comprehensive law. Instead,
there is a “grab bag” of legal changes divided among 18
specific bills which, collectively, spell an end to the old way of
doing business. The same old advice, forms, and documentation will
not work anymore. Some of these legal changes are effective immediately,
some take effect by September 1, 2011, and the rest will be in place
by the end of this year.
So,
what do these new laws mean? What do you need to do to ensure that
your actions are in compliance with the new laws? What must you now
do before pursuing delinquent assessments? What new documents must
be created and filed in the real property records? How must you now
apply payments received from an owner? How must you conduct elections,
provide notice, and allow voting under the new rules? More importantly,
what penalties are in place if you don’t comply?
In
an effort to address these questions, we have prepared extensive written
materials which provide an indispensible roadmap to the law changes.
The materials itemize, among other things, the new laws, the type
of associations impacted by the law, the text of the law, and a summary
of the law written in “Reader’s Digest” plain English.
To view a copy of the table of contents as well as an excerpt (relating
to just one of the new laws) from our booklet entitled “The
New Laws Affecting Texas Community Associations,” please click
here
[Table of Contents] and here
[excerpt from Chapter 209.005, Texas Property Code amendments and
analysis].
NORTH|Law
is a niche law firm that devotes its legal practices to community
association representation. As we practice exclusively in this highly
specialized area of law, we are experienced in many of its nuances
and understand the “practical impact” that these new laws
will have upon your ability to govern and manage a community. In response,
we have created a “Compliance Kit” that will help you
to establish and create the “building blocks” of successful
compliance.
To
that end, we would like to meet with you, at no charge, and present
you with the complete version of our booklet “The New Laws Affecting
Texas Community Associations.” Our presentation to you includes
a complete summary of the new laws as well as a no-charge legal consultation
with regard to your questions about the changes. It is our hope that
the meeting will help jumpstart your efforts in establishing the building
blocks of compliance by enabling you to:
- Understand
the changes in laws
- Establish
a plan of action, and
- Execute your
plan.
Should you desire to set up a meeting with us to obtain the complete
written materials and receive our free consultation, please email
Ms. Kara Turner at kturner@thenorthlaw.com.
As you might surmise, the response to this offer has been quite good.
Consequently, to accommodate your need to both understand the changes
as well as to create a compliance plan before the entire law goes
into effect, we would appreciate your timely response to this offer.
Very
Truly Yours,
Robert
North,
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