{"id":124,"date":"2026-09-14T04:22:42","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T04:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fightmytxhoa.com\/home\/?page_id=124"},"modified":"2026-09-14T22:02:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T22:02:49","slug":"hoa-g","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fightmytxhoa.com\/home\/hoa-g\/","title":{"rendered":"HOA-G"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<meta charset=\"utf-8\">\n  <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1\">\n  <title>Texas HOA Governance &amp; Lien Kit | Letters under Property Code \u00a7\u00a7 209.0051 \u00b7 209.009 \u00b7 209.014<\/title>\n  <meta name=\"description\" content=\"Fill-in Texas HOA letters: fines-only lien, open-meeting vote, annual-meeting demand, 15-day recount. Property Code Chapter 209. Instant PDF. Not legal advice. 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Instant PDF. Type, print, certified mail tonight.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"price-bar\">\n      <div class=\"price\">$19 <span>instant PDF \u00b7 personal use \u00b7 one household<\/span><\/div>\n      <a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/payhip.com\/b\/ItfpT\">Get the kit on Payhip<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"clock\">\n      <strong>Stop if you have a sale date.<\/strong> A notice of sale, a citation, a lawsuit, or a date from a trustee is a lawyer\u2019s file \u2014 not this PDF. D2 and D3 do not stop a sale. Many Texas HOA assessment-lien foreclosures must be judicial (\u00a7 209.0092). The rest of the kit is for the lien that is only fines, the vote that never left executive session, and the meeting they never called.\n    <\/div>\n\n    <h2>What you get<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"grid\">\n      <div class=\"card\">\n        <div class=\"statute\">D1<\/div>\n        <h3>Fines-only lien<\/h3>\n        <p>\u00a7 209.009. Ask them to confirm they will not foreclose a lien that is solely fines or fine-related attorney\u2019s fees, release a recorded affidavit, and itemize if they claim assessments.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"card\">\n        <div class=\"statute\">D2<\/div>\n        <h3>Pre-foreclosure information<\/h3>\n        <p>Cover letter only: itemize, payment plan, hearing, 45-day collector rule, judicial or not. <em>Not<\/em> an answer, a TRO, or a defense. Send with C1 \/ C3 \/ B1 as needed.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"card\">\n        <div class=\"statute\">D3<\/div>\n        <h3>Redemption inquiry<\/h3>\n        <p>After a sale. Asks for the \u00a7 209.010 mailing date (that starts the ~180-day window), purchaser, and itemized \u00a7 209.011 figures. Not a tender. Get a lawyer before you send money.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"card\">\n        <div class=\"statute\">D4<\/div>\n        <h3>Vote in the open<\/h3>\n        <p>\u00a7 209.0051. Fine, enforcement, or a particular owner\u2019s suspension voted only in executive session. Demand the open-session motion \u2014 or vacate and set a noticed meeting.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"card\">\n        <div class=\"statute\">D5<\/div>\n        <h3>Demand annual meeting<\/h3>\n        <p>D5-A to the registered agent <em>and<\/em> the management-certificate address. D5-B a copy to <em>every<\/em> owner \u2014 the statute requires that. D5-C committee sketch if 30 days pass with no meeting.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"card\">\n        <div class=\"statute\">D6<\/div>\n        <h3>Recount of votes<\/h3>\n        <p>\u00a7 209.0057. Within 15 days of the meeting or the announcement of results. They invoice you in 20 days; pay in 30 or the demand is withdrawn. Reimbursed if the result changes.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"card\">\n        <div class=\"statute\">D7<\/div>\n        <h3>Owner petition cover<\/h3>\n        <p>When <em>your<\/em> bylaws require a percent of lots to call a special meeting. Signature page included. This is not the \u00a7 209.014 demand \u2014 that is D5.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"card\">\n        <div class=\"statute\">Guide<\/div>\n        <h3>How to send<\/h3>\n        <p>Which letter, the foreclosure stop line, D5\u2019s two certified envelopes plus copies to members, D6 verified mail or in person. Fort Worth filled samples on every letter.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <p class=\"fine\">Typical first envelope: <strong>D1<\/strong> if the lien is fines. <strong>D4<\/strong> if they never voted in the open. D5\u2013D7 are board-process letters. D2 and D3 are information only.<\/p>\n\n    <h2>A look at the fines-only letter<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"sample\">\n      <div class=\"hdr\">Excerpt \u00b7 D1 \u00b7 you fill the bracketed lines<\/div>\n      <p>Texas Property Code \u00a7 209.009 provides that a property owners\u2019 association may not foreclose a property owners\u2019 association\u2019s assessment lien if the debt securing the lien consists solely of fines assessed by the association, or attorney\u2019s fees incurred by the association solely associated with fines assessed by the association.<\/p>\n      <p>Please, within ten (10) days of receiving this letter: confirm in writing that the association will not foreclose an assessment lien that consists solely of those amounts; if a lien affidavit has been recorded, record a release \u2026; send an itemized ledger separating regular\/special assessments from fines and fine-related fees.<\/p>\n      <p>I am not refusing to pay lawful assessments. I dispute foreclosure of a fine-only lien.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <h2>Who this is for<\/h2>\n    <ul>\n      <li>You live in a <strong>Texas single-family or townhome HOA<\/strong> (Chapter 209). Not a condominium \u2014 condos are mostly Chapter 82.<\/li>\n      <li>The recorded lien or the threat looks like <strong>fines<\/strong> (or attorney\u2019s fees only on fines) \u2014 not unpaid assessments.<\/li>\n      <li>A fine or suspension was decided only in executive session, the board has not called an annual meeting, or a close election just happened and you are still inside 15 days.<\/li>\n      <li>You want the statutory process on paper. You are not trying to win on Facebook.<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n\n    <h2>Who this is not for<\/h2>\n    <ul>\n      <li>Condo owners using this as if Chapter 209 applied.<\/li>\n      <li>Anyone who already has a <strong>notice of sale, citation, lawsuit, or trustee date<\/strong> \u2014 that is a lawyer\u2019s file, not a $19 PDF. Do not use D2 or D3 as a defense.<\/li>\n      <li>Anyone who wants D1 to wipe lawful <strong>assessments<\/strong>. It does not. Mixed ledgers get itemized first (Collections kit, C1).<\/li>\n      <li>Anyone who wants a guarantee they will release the lien or call a meeting. The letters cite the statute and start a paper trail. They do not hold the gavel.<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n\n    <h2>How it works<\/h2>\n    <ol>\n      <li>Checkout on Payhip. The PDF downloads immediately.<\/li>\n      <li>Open D1 if the debt is fines. Open D4 if there was no open-session vote. Open D5 only if you are prepared to copy <em>every<\/em> owner.<\/li>\n      <li>Email a PDF the same day, then mail a signed original <strong>certified, return receipt<\/strong> to the address on the recorded management certificate. D5 also goes to the <strong>registered agent<\/strong> (Texas SOS). D6 is verified mail \/ signature confirmation, or in person to the managing agent.<\/li>\n      <li>Keep the green cards. Calendar D6\u2019s 15-day window and the invoice\/pay dates. If a sale is already set, stop and call a Texas HOA attorney \u2014 do not keep filling templates.<\/li>\n    <\/ol>\n\n    <h2 id=\"buy\">Get the kit<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"price-bar\">\n      <div class=\"price\">$19 <span>Payhip \u00b7 instant download \u00b7 one household<\/span><\/div>\n      <a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/payhip.com\/b\/ItfpT\">Buy the PDF \u2014 instant download<\/a>\n\n    <h2>Questions<\/h2>\n    <dl class=\"faq\">\n      <dt>Is this legal advice?<\/dt>\n      <dd>No. Templates and a plain-English map of \u00a7\u00a7 209.0051, 209.0057, 209.009\u2013.011, and 209.014. Your declaration still controls. We are not your lawyer.<\/dd>\n      <dt>Can they still foreclose unpaid assessments?<\/dt>\n      <dd>Yes. Section 209.009 blocks foreclosure of a lien that consists <em>solely<\/em> of fines, or of attorney\u2019s fees incurred solely on those fines. Regular and special assessments are a different debt. D1 says so on the page. If the ledger mixes both, itemize first (letter C1 in the Collections kit), then use D1 on the fine-only piece.<\/dd>\n      <dt>I have a sale date \/ a lawsuit.<\/dt>\n      <dd>Stop. Do not use D2 or D3 as a defense packet. Call a licensed Texas HOA attorney today. Many Texas HOA assessment-lien foreclosures must be judicial (\u00a7 209.0092). Deadlines are short.<\/dd>\n      <dt>Do I really have to copy every owner for the annual-meeting demand?<\/dt>\n      <dd>Yes. \u00a7 209.014(b) requires certified mail to the registered agent <em>and<\/em> the management-certificate address, plus a copy to each member. Budget postage. If you do not have a roster, that is a records request (HOA-R). D5-C (election committee) is a sketch only \u2014 recording it has legal effect; do not file it as a joke.<\/dd>\n      <dt>What does a recount cost?<\/dt>\n      <dd>The association must send an estimate invoice within 20 days. You pay it in full within 30 days of that invoice or the demand is withdrawn. If the recount changes the result, they reimburse you. Board action between the original tally and the recount stays in effect.<\/dd>\n    <\/dl>\n\n    <div class=\"not\">\n      <strong>Disclaimer.<\/strong> This product is for personal, educational use. It is not legal advice, a law-firm service, a foreclosure defense, a redemption, or a guarantee of any outcome. D2 and D3 are information requests only. Chapter 209 applies to most Texas residential subdivisions with mandatory assessments; it does not apply to condominiums as defined in the Property Code. Statutes are current as drafted against the Texas Property Code text updated through January 1, 2026. Confirm the current code and your dedicatory instruments before you rely on a letter. If you are served with a lawsuit, a notice of sale, or a foreclosure packet, stop and consult a licensed Texas attorney.\n    <\/div>\n\n    <footer>\n      Texas homeowner resources \u00b7 Governance &amp; Lien Kit \u00b7 \n    <\/footer>\n  <\/div>\n<script>(function(){function c(){var b=a.contentDocument||(a.contentWindow&&a.contentWindow.document);if(b){var d=b.createElement('script');d.innerHTML=\"window.__CF$cv$params={r:'a3ac99d4ca5bf08a',t:'MTc4OTM1OTY0NA=='};var a=document.createElement('script');a.src='\/cdn-cgi\/challenge-platform\/scripts\/jsd\/main.js';document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(a);\";b.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(d)}}if(document.body){var a=document.createElement('iframe');a.height=1;a.width=1;a.style.position='absolute';a.style.top=0;a.style.left=0;a.style.border='none';a.style.visibility='hidden';document.body.appendChild(a);if('loading'!==document.readyState)c();else if(window.addEventListener)document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded',c);else{var e=document.onreadystatechange||function(){};document.onreadystatechange=function(b){e(b);'loading'!==document.readyState&&(document.onreadystatechange=e,c())}}}})();<\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas HOA Governance &amp; Lien Kit | Letters under Property Code \u00a7\u00a7 209.0051 \u00b7 209.009 \u00b7 209.014 Texas homeowners \u00b7 Property Code \u00a7\u00a7 209.0051 \u00b7 209.009 \u00b7 209.014 If the lien is only fines, they may not foreclose it. 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