Bill Text: TX SB749 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Relating to the foreclosure of property owners' association assessment liens on certain boarding home facilities.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-11 - Referred to State Affairs [SB749 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-SB749-Introduced.html
  87R4674 DRS-D
 
  By: Miles S.B. No. 749
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the foreclosure of property owners' association
  assessment liens on certain boarding home facilities.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Chapter 209, Property Code, is amended by adding
  Section 209.017 to read as follows:
         Sec. 209.017.  FORECLOSURE SALE OF CERTAIN BOARDING HOME
  FACILITIES. (a) In this section:
               (1)  "Abuse" and "neglect" have the meanings assigned
  by Section 260A.001, Health and Safety Code.
               (2)  "Boarding home facility" has the meaning assigned
  by Section 260.001, Health and Safety Code.
         (b)  Notwithstanding Section 209.009 or other law, a
  property owners' association may judicially foreclose a property
  owners' association's assessment lien on property used as a
  boarding home facility if:
               (1)  the debt securing the lien consists solely of
  fines assessed by the association for a violation of the
  restrictions or bylaws or rules of the association; and
               (2)  the violation constitutes neglect or abuse of a
  resident of the boarding home facility.
         (c)  The court must conduct a hearing to determine whether a
  resident of the boarding home facility suffered abuse or neglect at
  the facility. If the court determines that abuse or neglect
  occurred, the court may award proceeds from the foreclosure sale of
  the boarding home facility to the victim of the abuse or neglect as
  damages.
         SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only
  to a violation committed on or after the effective date of this Act.
  A violation committed before the effective date of this Act is
  governed by the law in effect on the date the violation was
  committed, and the former law is continued in effect for that
  purpose.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
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