Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 212.152

  • Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.

In this subchapter, “restriction” means a land-use regulation that:
(1) affects the character of the use to which real property, including residential and rental property, may be put;
(2) fixes the distance that a structure must be set back from property lines, street lines, or lot lines;
(3) affects the size of a lot or the size, type, and number of structures that may be built on the lot;
(4) regulates or restricts the type of activities that may take place on the property, including commercial activities, sweepstakes activities, keeping of animals, use of fire, nuisance activities, vehicle storage, and parking;
(5) regulates architectural features of a structure, construction of fences, landscaping, garbage disposal, or noise levels; or
(6) specifies the type of maintenance that must be performed on a lot or structure, including maintenance of a yard or fence.