State Legislator Proposes Law To Protect Texas Homesteads From Homeowner Association Lien Foreclosures

In Austin, Texas, The Dallas Morning News reports:

• Homeowners associations in Texas would lose their power to foreclose on individual homeowners for nonpayment of dues and other fees under a proposed constitutional amendment filed Friday by a Dallas-area lawmaker. [...] "Things have gotten out of control with homeowners associations," [Rep. Burt Solomons, R-Carrollton] said.(1)

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• Solomons' proposal, which is expected to be opposed by HOA groups, would submit a constitutional amendment to Texas voters that would prohibit foreclosures by associations on homesteads within their jurisdiction.

For more, see Proposed constitutional amendment would prohibit HOA foreclosures.

(1) According to the story, Solomons said the plight of many Texans in HOAs has been illustrated in news stories, such as when a Frisco homeowner was threatened with fines by his association in August for parking his Ford F-150 pickup in his driveway. HOA rules there required that nonluxury trucks be kept in the garage.