Sharon Reuler Identifies 'Statutory Minefield' For HOA Development in Texas
Online, October 30, 2009 (Newswire.com) - Sharon Reuler's updated "Statutory Minefield for Creating and Marketing Condominiums and Planned Developments" is available for purchase and downloading on the On-Line Library of the State Bar of Texas. Presented in March 2008 at the State Bar's annual Advanced Real Estate Drafting Course, the article is substantially revised and expanded from the original publication in 2003. Sharon is one of the most published attorneys in Texas on the topic of common interest developments, having contributed to state and national continuing legal education programs since 1994.
A Dallas-based attorney with a statewide practice, Sharon Reuler represents real estate developers in the creation, marketing, and operation of common interest communities, such as planned developments, townhomes, and condominiums. Prior to focusing her practice on the development and declarant-control side of common interest projects, Sharon represented established community associations.
Sharon's knowledge of Texas statutes emanates in part from almost 30 years of volunteer involvement with legislation pertaining to condominiums and planned communities. Sharon was the spokesperson for the Texas Uniform Condominium Act in the 1991 and 1993 legislative sessions (enacted in 1993 as Chapter 82 Texas Property Code). In the early 2000s, she was the spokesperson for an ill fated initiative known as the Texas Uniform Planned Community Act, sponsored by the Texas College of Real Estate Attorneys, which never became a bill. In the mid 2000s, she participated with the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in updating the Common Interest Ownership Act as an observer to the Drafting Committee. She has served on the Government Relations Committee of the Greater Dallas Home Builders Association since the mid 1990s.
Sharon has three degrees from The University of Texas, including a Doctor of Jurisprudence from the U.T. School of Law. For more information about Sharon Reuler, please visit http://www.txlandlaw.com.