Tex. Local Gov't Code Section 214.905
Prohibition of Certain Municipal Requirements Regarding Sales of Housing Units or Residential Lots

(a)

A municipality may not adopt a requirement in any form, including through an ordinance or regulation or as a condition for granting a building permit, that establishes a maximum sales price for a privately produced housing unit or residential building lot.

(b)

This section does not affect any authority of a municipality to:

(1)

create or implement an incentive, contract commitment, density bonus, or other voluntary program designed to increase the supply of moderate or lower-cost housing units; or

(2)

adopt a requirement applicable to an area served under the provisions of Chapter 373A (Homestead Preservation Districts and Reinvestment Zones), Local Government Code, which authorizes homestead preservation districts, if such chapter is created by an act of the legislature.

(c)

This section does not apply to a requirement adopted by a municipality for an area as a part of a development agreement entered into before September 1, 2005.

(d)

This section does not apply to property that is part of an urban land bank program.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1103 (H.B. 2266), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.

Renumbered from Local Government Code, Section 214.904 (Time for Issuance of Municipal Building Permit) by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 17.001(55), eff. September 1, 2007.

Source: Section 214.905 — Prohibition of Certain Municipal Requirements Regarding Sales of Housing Units or Residential Lots, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.214.htm#214.905 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

214.001
Authority Regarding Substandard Building 214.002
Requiring Repair, Removal, or Demolition of Building or Other Structure 214.003
Receiver 214.004
Seizure and Sale of Property to Recover Expenses 214.005
Property Bid Off to Municipality 214.0011
Additional Authority to Secure Substandard Building 214.011
Plumbing Inspector 214.0012
Judicial Review 214.012
Sewers and Plumbing 214.013
Sewer Connections 214.014
Drains, Sinks, and Privies 214.0015
Additional Authority Regarding Substandard Building 214.015
Seizure and Sale of Property to Recover Expenses 214.0031
Additional Authority to Appoint Receiver for Hazardous Properties 214.101
Authority Regarding Swimming Pool Enclosures 214.102
Seizure and Sale of Property to Recover Expenses 214.103
International Swimming Pool and Spa Code 214.00111
Additional Authority to Preserve Substandard Building as Historic Property 214.131
Definitions 214.132
Building Lines Authorized 214.133
Activity Prohibited Within Building Line 214.134
Resolution or Ordinance 214.135
Condemnation of Easements and Interests 214.136
Condemnation of Property 214.161
Municipality Covered by Subchapter 214.162
Definitions 214.163
Permit Application Requirements 214.164
Filing of Plat and Restrictions 214.165
Repairs 214.166
Injunction 214.167
Review of Refusal to Issue Permit 214.168
Void Permits 214.191
Definitions 214.192
Categories of Alarm Systems 214.193
Duration of Municipal Permit 214.194
Municipal Permit Fee Generally 214.195
Nonrenewal or Revocation of Permit and Termination of Municipal Response 214.196
On-site Inspection Required 214.197
Penalties for False Alarms 214.198
Verification 214.199
Exception of Municipality from Alarm System Response 214.200
Priority or Level of Response Not Affected 214.201
Definitions 214.202
Categories of Alarm Systems 214.203
Duration of Municipal Permit 214.204
Municipal Permit Fee Generally 214.205
Nonrenewal or Revocation of Permit 214.206
On-site Inspection Required 214.207
Penalties for False Alarms 214.208
Procedures for Reducing False Alarms 214.209
Exception of Municipality from Alarm System Response 214.210
Priority or Level of Response Not Affected 214.211
Definitions 214.212
International Residential Code 214.213
Exceptions 214.214
National Electrical Code 214.215
Adoption of Rehabilitation Codes or Provisions 214.216
International Building Code 214.217
Notice Regarding Model Code Adoption or Amendment in Certain Municipalities 214.218
Immediate Effect of Certain Codes or Provisions Delayed 214.219
Minimum Habitability Standards for Multi-family Rental Buildings in Certain Municipalities 214.220
Inspection During Declared Disaster 214.221
Regulation of Solar Pergolas 214.231
Definitions 214.232
Presumption of Vacancy 214.233
Registration 214.234
Form 214.901
Energy Conservation 214.902
Rent Control 214.903
Fair Housing Ordinances 214.904
Time for Issuance of Municipal Building Permit 214.905
Prohibition of Certain Municipal Requirements Regarding Sales of Housing Units or Residential Lots 214.906
Regulation of Manufactured Home Communities 214.907
Prohibition on Certain Value-based Building Permit and Inspection Fees 214.908
Reauthorization of Building Permit Fees 214.1915
Applicability 214.1955
Multiunit Housing Facilities 214.2015
Applicability 214.2055
Multiunit Housing Facilities 214.2105
Exclusion of Certain Alarm Systems by Owner

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

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Original Source: Section 214.905 — Prohibition of Certain Municipal Requirements Regarding Sales of Housing Units or Residential Lots, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.214.htm#214.905 (last accessed Jun. 5, 2024).