Relating to restrictions on residential leasing in property owners' associations.
HB 5438 prevents property owners' associations (POAs) from banning residential leases of six months or longer. It also stops POAs from imposing occupancy limits stricter than those already established in Texas Property Code Section 92.010. The bill directly affects homeowners who rent their properties and the POAs that govern community rules. This changes what POAs can enforce in their governing documents regarding rentals.
Bill status
in committee
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Introduction
Apr 2025
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Governor
Introduced Apr 7, 2025
Last action Apr 7, 2025
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Apr 7, 2025
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Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
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Apr 7, 2025
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Legislator
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Salman Bhojani
DDemocratic
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