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2021 Texas Statutes
Property Code
Title 11 - Restrictive Covenants
Chapter 202 - Construction and Enforcement of Restrictive Covenants
Section 202.023. Security Measures

Universal Citation:
TX Prop § 202.023 (2021)
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Sec. 202.023. SECURITY MEASURES. (a) This section does not apply to:

(1) a condominium as defined by Section 81.002 or 82.003; or

(2) a master mixed-use property owners' association subject to Chapter 215.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a property owners' association may not adopt or enforce a restrictive covenant that prevents a property owner from building or installing security measures, including but not limited to a security camera, motion detector, or perimeter fence.

(c) This section does not prohibit a property owners' association from:

(1) prohibiting the installation of a security camera by a property owner in a place other than the property owner's private property; or

(2) regulating the type of fencing that a property owner may install.

Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 716 (H.B. 3571), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2021.

Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 951 (S.B. 1588), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.

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