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  89R4851 RAL-D     By: Patterson H.B. No. 1812       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the maintenance and use of common areas owned by a   property owners' association.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 209, Property Code, is amended by adding   Section 209.018 to read as follows:           Sec.   209.018.     MAINTENANCE AND USE OF ASSOCIATION COMMON   AREAS. (a) A property owners' association shall maintain and   regulate the use of all common areas owned by the association,   including the necessary fixtures and personal property related to   the common areas, according to any provisions or restrictions in   the residential subdivision's dedicatory instruments regulating   the owner's maintenance or use of similar areas, fixtures, and   personal property related to the owner's residence or lot.           (b)     If a property owners' association violates this   section, an owner is entitled to recover from or against the   property owners' association:                 (1)  injunctive relief;                 (2)  court costs; and                 (3)     reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the owner   in seeking enforcement of this section.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.