HoustonChronicle.com - High court puts curb on homeowners groups' power
http://www.chron.com/CDA/umstory.mpl/metropolitan/2648154
High court puts curb on homeowners groups' powerBy MIKE SNYDER
The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday that a Harris County homeowners association lacked the authority to increase assessments beyond limits imposed in deed restrictions or to foreclose on homes because of unpaid late fees. The decision in a case brought by the late Houston activist Geneva Kirk Brooks affirms important principles of homeowners' rights, said David Kahne, Brooks' lawyer. And it lays the groundwork for new efforts to change state laws that govern how homeowners groups can enforce rules and collect fines and fees, Kahne said.
About time some reasonable curbs were placed on these groups!!
