Sec. 214.004. SEIZURE AND SALE OF PROPERTY TO RECOVER EXPENSES. A Type A general-law municipality or home-rule municipality may foreclose a lien on property under this subchapter:
(1) in a proceeding relating to the property brought under Subchapter E, Chapter 33, Tax Code; or
(2) in a judicial proceeding, if:
(A) a building or other structure on the property has been demolished;
(B) a lien for the cost of the demolition of the building or other structure on the property has been created and that cost has not been paid more than 180 days after the date the lien was filed; and
(C) ad valorem taxes are delinquent on all or part of the property.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 1017, Sec. 5, eff. Aug. 28, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 470, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1997.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities
Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority
Chapter 214 - Municipal Regulation of Housing and Other Structures
Subchapter A. Dangerous Structures
Section 214.001. Authority Regarding Substandard Building
Section 214.0011. Additional Authority to Secure Substandard Building
Section 214.00111. Additional Authority to Preserve Substandard Building as Historic Property
Section 214.0012. Judicial Review
Section 214.0015. Additional Authority Regarding Substandard Building
Section 214.002. Requiring Repair, Removal, or Demolition of Building or Other Structure
Section 214.0031. Additional Authority to Appoint Receiver for Hazardous Properties
Section 214.004. Seizure and Sale of Property to Recover Expenses