Legal Opinion

Inwood North Homeowners' Ass'n v. Harris

Texas Supreme Court

Decided July 15, 1987No. Nos. C-5283, C-5285Published

1Opinion of the Court

ROBERTSON, Justice.

This case involves a suit between a homeowners’ association and homeowners who are delinquent in their payment of neighborhood assessments. The issue before this court is whether the homestead laws of Texas protect the homeowners against foreclosure for their failure to pay the assessments.

The trial court granted a default judgment against the several homeowners in the amounts they were in arrears, but refused to allow the homeowners’ association to foreclose on the homes to collect the sums due. The court of appeals affirmed, 707 S.W.2d 127. We reverse the judgment of the…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Westland Oil Development Corp. v. Gulf Oil Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1982
  2. Franklin v. CoffeeTexas Supreme Court · 1857
  3. Cartwright v. TruebloodTexas Supreme Court · 1897
  4. Sayers v. PylandTexas Supreme Court · 1942
  5. Lifemark Corp. v. MerrittCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1983

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