Real estate
BY ELISABETH JIMENEZ
Residents in neighborhoods and housing subdi- visions can occasionally see, or even vote on, the creation of special districts to provide additional services and resources such as utilities, public safety improvements and sidewalks. While some special districts have overlapping characteristics, these special districts can vary in terms of respon- sibilities, regulation and fees. The details Special districts can include homeowners associations, or HOAs; municipal utility districts, or MUDs; property improvement districts, or PIDs; and tax increment financing districts, or TIFs. Each district is created with a goal to provide specific services to a housing division, according to a report from title company Austin Title. HOAs, MUDs and more explained
Differences between HOAs, MUDs, PIDs and TIFs Established by property owner petition to city or county Established by real estate developer Established by city/county legislation on behalf of city/county, not property owners Regulates and manages shared areas such as gardens, parks, courtyards Develops infrastructure such as landscaping, sidewalks, roadways, etc. Provides utilities such as water, sewer, stormwater drainage Funded through additional dues, assessments or fees paid by homeowners Funded through increased tax revenues paid into special fund Utilizes voter-approved bond funds
HOA MUD PID TIF
Oversight from TCEQ, initial board selected by TCEQ Oversight from board elected by property owners Oversight from city or county
NOTE: RULES, REGULATIONS AND SERVICES MAY VARY BY DISTRICT.
SOURCE: AUSTIN TITLE/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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