Sec. 552.067. NOTICE OF PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS; LIEN. (a) If the governing body of the municipality proposes to levy or assess any of the cost of improvements against the benefitted property as provided by Section 552.065, the governing body may file a notice, signed on behalf of the municipality by the municipal clerk, secretary, mayor, or other officer performing the duties of those officers, with the county clerk of the county in which the property is located. The notice must substantially show that the governing body has determined by order, directive, or otherwise that water or sewer system improvements are necessary, identify the required improvements by location or otherwise, state that a portion of the cost of the improvements is to be or has been specially assessed as a lien against the benefitted property, and describe that property. One notice may contain any number of systems or improvements.
(b) It is not necessary that a notice under this section give details or be sworn to or acknowledged. The governing body may file the notice at any time. The county clerk with whom the notice is filed shall record the notice in the records of mortgages or deeds of trust and shall index it in the name of the municipality and in the name or other designation of the water or sewer system to which the notice relates.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Renumbered from Local Government Code, Section 402.067 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.76(a)(2), eff. April 1, 2009.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.77(9), eff. April 1, 2009.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 13 - Water and Utilities
Subtitle A - Municipal Water and Utilities
Chapter 552 - Municipal Utilities
Subchapter D. Improvements to Water and Sewer Systems in Certain Municipalities
Section 552.061. Application of Subchapter to Certain Municipalities
Section 552.063. Municipal Authority
Section 552.064. Declaration; Costs; Estimated Assessment
Section 552.065. Assessment Provisions
Section 552.066. Apportionment of Assessments
Section 552.067. Notice of Proposed Improvements; Lien
Section 552.068. Exemptions; Personal Liability for Assessment
Section 552.069. Notice and Hearing Requirements; Appeal
Section 552.070. Change; Abandonment
Section 552.071. Corrections; Reassessments
Section 552.072. Joint Proceedings
Section 552.073. Restrictions in Certain Counties