HB4566 - Relating to a written request for access to or information from a property owners' association's books and records.

  89R14511 JBD-F     By: Kitzman H.B. No. 4566       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a written request for access to or information from a   property owners' association's books and records.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 209.005, Property Code, is amended by   amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsections (e-1), (e-2), and   (e-3) to read as follows:          (e)  An owner or the owner's authorized representative   described by Subsection (c) must submit a written request for   access or information under Subsection (c) to [ by certified mail,   with sufficient detail describing the property owners'   association's books and records requested, to the mailing address   of ] the association or the association's authorized representative   as reflected on the most current management certificate filed under   Section 209.004.   The request must be submitted by:                 (1)  United States mail;                 (2)  electronic mail;                 (3)  hand delivery; or                 (4)     any other appropriate method approved by the   association, including facsimile transmission or electronic   submission through the association's Internet website.           (e-1)  A [ The ] request for access or information under   Subsection (c) must contain :                 (1)     sufficient detail describing the property owners'   association's books and records that are the subject of the   request; and                 (2)   an election either to inspect the books and   records before obtaining copies or to have the property owners'   association forward copies of the requested books and records .           (e-2)  If [ and:                [ (1)  if ] an inspection is requested under Subsection   (e-1)(2) , the association, on or before the 10th business day after   the date the association receives the request, shall send written   notice of dates during normal business hours that the owner may   inspect the requested books and records to the extent those books   and records are in the possession, custody, or control of the   association .           (e-3)  If [ ; or                [ (2)  if ] copies of identified books and records are   requested under Subsection (e-1)(2) , the association shall, to the   extent those books and records are in the possession, custody, or   control of the association, produce the requested books and records   for the requesting party on or before the 10th business day after   the date the association receives the request, except as otherwise   provided by this section.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.