Principle Criteria
Free Enterprise
Property Rights
Personal Responsibility
Limited Government
Individual Liberty
Digest
HB 648 restricts property owners’ associations (POAs) from prohibiting or unreasonably restricting the use of clotheslines on private property for drying laundry. Certain exceptions allow POAs to regulate clotheslines that pose public health or safety threats, violate the law, or are installed in common areas or visible above a fence line. This bill prioritizes individual homeowner rights and promotes energy efficiency through air-drying laundry, while still granting POAs limited regulatory oversight.
Author (1)
Contact the Author
Rep. Philip Cortez
Capitol Phone:
(512) 463-0269
Capitol Office:
CAP 4N.3
E-Mail:
