Texas Property Code 82.061 – Alterations of Units
(a) Subject to the provisions of the declaration and other provisions of law, a unit owner:
(1) may make improvements or alterations to the owner’s unit that do not impair the structural integrity or mechanical systems or lessen the support of any portion of the condominium;
(2) may not change the appearance of the common elements or the exterior appearance of a unit or any other portion of the condominium without prior written permission of the association; and
(3) after acquiring an adjoining unit or an adjoining part of an adjoining unit, with the prior written approval of the association, may remove, alter, and create apertures in an intervening partition, even if the partition in whole or in part is a common element, if those acts do not impair the structural integrity or mechanical systems or lessen the support of any portion of the condominium.
(b) Removal of partitions or creation of apertures under Subsection (a)(3) is not an alteration of boundaries.
Terms Used In Texas Property Code 82.061
- Association: means the unit owners' association organized under § 82. See Texas Property Code 82.003
- Common elements: means all portions of a condominium other than the units and includes both general and limited common elements. See Texas Property Code 82.003
- Condominium: means a form of real property with portions of the real property designated for separate ownership or occupancy, and the remainder of the real property designated for common ownership or occupancy solely by the owners of those portions. See Texas Property Code 82.003
- Declaration: means an instrument, however denominated, that creates a condominium, and any amendment to that instrument. See Texas Property Code 82.003
- Unit: means a physical portion of the condominium designated for separate ownership or occupancy, the boundaries of which are described by the declaration. See Texas Property Code 82.003
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005