About TexasHOALaw.ai

What This Is

TexasHOALaw.ai is a research and reference resource designed to help Texas homeowners, board members, and property managers understand HOA law and governing documents. It is provided for general informational, educational, and research purposes only.

Content is based on the Texas Property Code, including Chapter 82 (Texas Uniform Condominium Act), Chapter 202 (Restrictive Covenants), and Chapter 209 (Property Owners Associations), including amendments made by the 2021 Legislature (SB 1588).

This resource does not provide legal advice and is not a substitute for consulting a licensed Texas attorney about your specific situation.

Why TexasHOALaw.ai Was Created

Founder Rei Takeda created TexasHOALaw.ai after buying her own condo and discovering that the association's financial reports were inaccurate. She convinced the board to move to self-management and became the person who researched HOA law whenever a question came up (see the self-management case study). In interviews with other small, self-managed HOAs, some told her they retained a manager partly so they had someone to turn to when questions arose. Those experiences led her to build a focused research tool that combines Texas HOA law with association governing documents and provides cited answers users can verify.

How the Product Is Different

TexasHOALaw.ai isn't a general-purpose AI assistant. It is built specifically for Texas HOA law, based on Texas statutes, aware of your association's governing documents when you upload them, and designed to include citations with legal research answers so users can verify the underlying sources. See how it compares to general AI tools like ChatGPT →
How Lexi researches the law: sources, updates, and corrections →

How We Research the Law

For a walkthrough of what you can do here — ask about HOA law, ask your own HOA documents, and review notices — see How It Works.

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  Reference pages — topic and question pages cover the most common Texas HOA questions: fines, liens, elections, records access, and general authority. Each page cites the specific statute section and links to the current text at statutes.capitol.texas.gov.
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  AI assistant — For questions not covered by the reference pages, the AI assistant uses retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) over Texas Property Code Chapters 81, 82, 202, and 209 to help you research your question. You can save chat history and upload your HOA documents for context.
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  Statute links — Every cited statute links directly to the current text on the Texas Legislature's official site so you can verify the source yourself.

Sources Used

Answers are based on Texas Property Code Chapters 81, 82, 202, and 209, this site's Texas HOA law topic pages, your uploaded governing documents when you provide them, and product/help content where applicable.

Who It's For

Who Maintains This

TexasHOALaw.ai is maintained by founder Rei Takeda as a focused research tool for Texas HOA board members, homeowners, managers, and attorneys. She is a software engineer and Director of Analytics and AI supporting the U.S. Navy, where she leads analytics and AI teams supporting Naval Aviation, with experience building secure, data-driven software systems. Her background includes AI-enabled systems, secure software development, privacy, and cybersecurity, and she holds cybersecurity certifications including CISSP, CEH, and Security+. She also holds the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. TexasHOALaw.ai is designed for legal research and document review support, with citations that help users verify the underlying sources and decide when attorney guidance is needed.

FloridaHOALaw.ai, TexasHOALaw.ai, and Davis-Stirling-Act.ai are independent products and are not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by the U.S. Navy or any government agency.

How Your Information Is Handled

TexasHOALaw.ai is built with privacy-conscious document handling and secure software development practices. Uploaded governing documents are used to support your HOA research experience, including future questions about your association's documents. The product is designed so users can review Texas HOA law and governing documents in one place without repeatedly re-uploading the same materials.

• ✓ Uploaded governing documents are used to answer HOA-related questions for your account or association.
• ✓ Governing documents remain available for future searches unless removed.
• ✓ The product is built by a software engineer with cybersecurity training and secure development experience.
• ✓ Legal research answers include citations so users can verify the underlying sources.

How to Use It Responsibly

TexasHOALaw.ai is a research assistant, not a substitute for legal advice. Check answers against the cited statutes and your own governing documents. For disputes, litigation, or fact-specific legal decisions, consult a licensed Texas attorney.