Texas Property Code 82.117 – Obligations of Unit Owners
Terms Used In Texas Property Code 82.117
- Association: means the unit owners' association organized under § 82. 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
- Unit owner: means a declarant or other person who owns a unit, or a lessee of a unit in a leasehold condominium whose lease expires simultaneously with any lease the expiration or termination of which will remove the unit from the condominium, but does not include a person having an interest in a unit solely as security for an obligation. See Texas Property Code 82.003
Without limiting the obligations of the unit owners and except as provided by the declaration, bylaws, rules of the association, or this chapter, the unit owner:
(1) shall pay assessments, interest, and other charges properly levied by the association against the owner or the owner’s unit, and shall pay regular periodic assessments without demand by the association;
(2) shall comply with the declaration, bylaws, and rules of the association, including any amendments;
(3) shall pay for damage to the condominium caused by the negligence or wilful misconduct of the owner, an occupant of the owner’s unit, or the owner or occupant’s family, guests, employees, contractors, agents, or invitees; and
(4) is liable to the association for violations of the declaration, bylaws, or rules of the association, including any amendments, by the owner, an occupant of the owner’s unit, or the owner or occupant’s family, guests, employees, agents, or invitees, and for costs incurred by the association to obtain compliance, including attorney’s fees whether or not suit is filed.