Texas HOA Hearing & Fine Appeal Kit — § 209.006 / § 209.007 Letters (PDF)

Fill-in Texas HOA letters: hearing request (30 days from the postmark), hearing statement, no-notice dispute, cure confirmation, selective enforcement, ACC denial. Property Code Chapter 209. Instant PDF. Not legal advice. Not for condos.

They mailed a fine. You have 30 days from the POSTMARK — not from the day you opened it.

Texas Property Code § 209.007 lets you request a board hearing on or before the 30th day after the association mailed the notice. Section 209.006 says they must send verified mail BEFORE they levy a fine, suspend the pool, charge you for damage, or report you to a credit bureau.

This kit is the letters, filled-in Fort Worth samples, and the certified-mail send list.

What is inside:

THE CLOCK

• B1 Hearing request — preserves the hearing; asks for the date and the evidence packet they must send 10 days before

• B2 Hearing statement — what the board votes on (facts, grounds, exhibits, oral outline, after-hearing letter)

• B12 Packet / recording / written decision — short confirmations before and after the hearing

THE NOTICE WAS WRONG

• B5 No-notice / defective-notice dispute — portal, door hanger, or missing hearing language

• B6 No cure period on a curable condition

• B9 They skipped cure by calling it “uncurable” or a safety threat

• B10 They used the six-month skip on a DIFFERENT violation

YOU FIXED IT / THEY PICKED ON YOU

• B4 Cure confirmation the day you fix it (§ 209.006(e) — a fine may not be assessed)

• B7 Selective enforcement — same condition on other lots (2–5 photos)

• B8 Fine not in a recorded schedule

BOARD PROCESS

• B3 Appeal a committee setting to the full board

• B11 ACC / architectural denial → board hearing (§ 209.00505)

Also: how to find the management-certificate address, certified-mail checklist, what to keep in the file.

Typical first envelope: B1. Add B5 if the notice looks wrong. Add B4 the day you cure. Send B2 before you sit down.

Not included: a lawyer, a guarantee the board will drop the fine, or Chapter 82 condo procedure. The letters preserve rights and force a paper trail. They do not decide the case. If you already have a foreclosure or a lawsuit, stop and call a Texas HOA attorney.

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