Regulation of Certain Roofing Materials

Sec. 202.011. REGULATION OF CERTAIN ROOFING MATERIALS. A property owners' association may not include or enforce a provision in a dedicatory instrument that prohibits or restricts a property owner who is otherwise authorized to install shingles on the roof of the owner's property from installing shingles that: (1) are designed primarily to: (A) be wind and hail resistant; (B) provide heating and cooling efficiencies greater than those provided by customary composite shingles; or (C) provide solar generation capabilities; and (2) when installed: (A) resemble the shingles used or otherwise authorized for use on property in the subdivision; (B) are more durable than and are of equal or superior quality to the shingles described by Paragraph (A); and (C) match the aesthetics of the property surrounding the owner's property. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 939 (H.B. 362), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.