(a) The limited common elements and the provisions of the declaration relating to the right to use the limited common elements may not be altered without the consent of each affected unit owner and the owner’s first lien mortgagee.
(b) Except as otherwise provided by the declaration, a limited common element may be reallocated by an amendment to the declaration, executed by the unit owners between or among whose units the reallocation is made. The persons executing the amendment shall deliver it to the association, which shall record it at the expense of the reallocating unit owners.

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Terms Used In Texas Property Code 82.058

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Association: means the unit owners' association organized under § 82. See Texas Property Code 82.003
  • Common elements: means all portions of a condominium other than the units and includes both general and limited common elements. See Texas Property Code 82.003
  • Declaration: means an instrument, however denominated, that creates a condominium, and any amendment to that instrument. See Texas Property Code 82.003
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Limited common element: means a portion of the common elements allocated by the declaration or by operation of § 82. See Texas Property Code 82.003
  • Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
  • Unit: means a physical portion of the condominium designated for separate ownership or occupancy, the boundaries of which are described by the declaration. See Texas Property Code 82.003

(c) A common element not previously allocated as a limited common element may not be allocated except pursuant to the declaration made in accordance with § 82.055(7). The allocation shall be made by amendment to the declaration.