Section 221.074 - Annual Timeshare Fee and Expense Statement(a) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of the required timeshare disclosure statement, project instrument, timeshare instrument, or bylaws adopted pursuant to a timeshare instrument, the managing entity shall make a written annual accounting of the operation of the timeshare properties managed by the managing entity to each purchaser who requests an accounting not later than five months after the last day of each fiscal year. The statement shall fairly and accurately represent the collection and expenditure of assessments and include: (2) an income and expense statement;(3) the current budget for the timeshare property, timeshare properties managed by the same managing entity, or multisite timeshare plan required by Section 221.032(b)(12); and(4) the name, address, and telephone number of a designated representative of the managing entity.(b) On the request of an owner, the managing entity of the timeshare plan shall provide the owner with the name and address of each member of the board of directors of the owners' association, if one exists.(c) A developer or managing entity shall have an annual independent audit of the financial statements of the timeshare plan or timeshare properties managed by the managing entity performed by a certified public accountant or an accounting firm. The audit must be: (1) conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards as prescribed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, the United States General Accounting Office, or other professionally recognized entities that prescribe auditing standards; and(2) completed not later than five months after the last day of the fiscal year of the timeshare plan or timeshare property.(d) Knowingly furnishing false information in the annual timeshare fee and expense statement is a violation of the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act (Section 17.41 et seq., Business & Commerce Code).(e) The managing entity of any accommodation located in this state shall post prominently in the registration area of the accommodations the following notice, with the date of the last day of the current fiscal year and the address of the managing entity inserted where indicated: "AS A TIMESHARE OWNER YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO REQUEST A WRITTEN ANNUAL TIMESHARE FEE AND EXPENSE STATEMENT. THIS STATEMENT IS PREPARED ANNUALLY BY THE MANAGING ENTITY AND WILL BE AVAILABLE NO LATER THAN FIVE MONTHS FOLLOWING (INSERT THE DATE OF THE LAST DAY OF THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR). YOU MAY REQUEST THE STATEMENT, BY WRITING TO (INSERT ADDRESS OF THE MANAGING ENTITY)."
Tex. Prop. Code § 221.074
Amended By Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 539, Sec. 14, eff. 1/15/2006.Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 443, Sec. 7, eff. 1/1/1995.