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Senate bars homeowner association fines for brown lawns during water restrictions
Summary
The Senate adopted House Bill 517, which prohibits property owners associations from fining homeowners for discolored vegetation or failure to install turf during periods of municipal residential watering restrictions, plus for 60 days after restrictions are lifted.
The Texas Senate on Monday unanimously passed House Bill 517, a measure that prevents property owners associations (POAs) from assessing fines for discolored vegetation or a homeowner’s failure to install new grass or turf during periods of municipal residential watering restrictions and for 60 days after such restrictions are lifted.
The bill is aimed at resolving conflicts that occur when municipal water‑use limits make…
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