HOA and POA Fees in Bastrop County: What You Pay and What You Are Owed

Nobody publishes a reliable table of HOA dues for Bastrop County subdivisions, and I am not going to invent one — dues change, special assessments happen, and a number I write today would be wrong by spring. What does not change is your legal right to get the real figures before you are committed, and the deadline the association has to hand them over. That is what this page is about, because it is the part that actually protects you.

I am a REALTOR®, not an attorney. The statutory points below come from Chapters 207 and 209 of the Texas Property Code and are current as of August 2026. For a dispute or anything unusual in a set of covenants, talk to a real estate attorney.

First: an HOA is not a MUD, and neither is a PID

These get muddled constantly, and in Bastrop County you can be paying all three on the same house.

Category	What it is	How you pay
HOA / POA	A private association created by the subdivision’s recorded covenants	Dues billed by the association. Not on your tax bill.
MUD	A governmental utility district that issued bonds for water and sewer infrastructure	A tax rate on your property tax bill. In this county some run to a full 1.000000 per $100.
PID	A public improvement district — an assessment for specific improvements	An assessment, often a lien, with its own notice requirements.

A MUD at 1.000000 adds roughly $3,500 a year on a $350,000 home — far more than most HOA dues in this county — and it is invisible in an asking price. The MUD and PID guide covers those in detail. This page is the private-association side.

The document that tells you everything: the resale certificate

Under Texas Property Code §207.003, when a proper written request and any permitted evidence of authority are received and verified, the association must deliver the required subdivision information and a resale certificate. The statute sets the delivery period and fee limits summarized below.

Deadline to deliver	No later than the 10th business day after a verified written request
How fresh it must be	Prepared no earlier than the 60th day before delivery
Maximum fee	$375 to assemble, copy and deliver
Updated certificate	Capped at $75
If they miss the deadline	The association may not charge a fee at all.

The statute says the association may not charge the resale-certificate fee if the certificate is not provided within the prescribed time. If timing or payment is disputed, keep the written request and proof of delivery and obtain guidance from the title company or a Texas real-estate attorney.

What the certificate has to tell you

The current assessments — the actual dues figure, not an estimate
Any unpaid amounts attributed to that specific property. Texas law limits liability for certain existing amounts not disclosed in the certificate, while future assessments and later-arising claims are treated separately.
Known violations on the property. Review how and when each item must be cured, who will cure it, and whether the association will confirm compliance before closing.
The association’s insurance
Any pending lawsuits involving the association
Reserves and the budget — thin reserves are how you end up with a special assessment
Transfer restrictions and fees

Read the reserves and the budget, not just the dues number. Low dues and limited reserves can increase the risk of deferred maintenance or a future special assessment, but they do not prove that an assessment will occur. Review planned projects, recent meeting minutes, insurance, pending litigation, and the association’s authority to levy additional charges.

How this varies across Bastrop County

There is no single pattern here, which is exactly why you check per property:

Master-planned communities like The Colony and Adelton typically have an association and may sit inside a special district. The Colony’s municipal utility districts levied between 0.665000 and 0.850000 in 2025 — that is separate from any HOA dues.
Golf and club communities such as Pine Forest and ColoVista can have association dues and club membership as distinct things. Ask which is mandatory and which is optional, and get it in writing.
Established country subdivisions like Circle D-KC Estates have associations with recorded restrictions that govern what you can build and keep.
Hunters Crossing sits inside a public improvement district — a separate obligation from any private association. The City of Bastrop reviews its service plan and assessment roll annually. Request the parcel’s current installment, payoff amount, and remaining schedule from City Finance at (512) 332-8820 and through title review.
Some unincorporated Bastrop County properties have no active association. That does not automatically mean there are no recorded deed restrictions, easements, plat notes, governmental rules, or other land-use limits. Title documents and county records still need review.

Restrictions matter more than the dues

Buyers focus on the monthly number and then get caught by the covenants. In this county the ones that actually bite:

Short-term rentals. Plenty of subdivisions here prohibit them in the recorded covenants, and a deed restriction is enforceable regardless of what the city permits. If an STR is your plan, this is a deal-breaker question. The STR rules guide covers the city side.
Home-type and construction restrictions — frequently important on acreage; verify the recorded covenants against the specific property and intended project.
Outbuildings, workshops and barns — often subject to architectural review and size limits.
Livestock and poultry — a common surprise for people moving out to the country expecting to keep chickens.
Commercial vehicles and RV storage.

One thing to take seriously

Texas gives property owners’ associations real enforcement power, including — under Chapter 209 and subject to its procedural requirements — the ability to place a lien and in some circumstances pursue foreclosure over unpaid assessments. That is not a reason to avoid an HOA. It is a reason to know exactly what you are agreeing to, read the covenants during your option period, and never treat the resale certificate as paperwork to sign around.

What I do on this

On any property with an association, I request the subdivision information and resale certificate early in the option period — not at the end — so there is time to actually read it and time to walk if something in it is wrong. Then I read the restrictions with you, specifically against what you told me you want to do with the place.

Send me an address and I can help locate the association, identify whether the property also appears in a MUD or PID, and organize the recorded documents and questions for review. The association, title company, and legal counsel should confirm controlling obligations. Call or text (512) 993-8488 or get in touch.

Written by Bre Meador, REALTOR® — All City Real Estate, Bastrop County, TX · U.S. Army veteran and former nurse · TREC #0835116
Read client reviews. Last updated August 5, 2026. General information from a licensed REALTOR®, not legal advice.