Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 214.231 · Subchapter H. REGISTRATION OF VACANT BUILDINGS
DEFINITIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
In this subchapter:
(1) "Building" means any enclosed structure designed for use as a habitation or for a commercial use, including engaging in trade or manufacture.
(2) "Owner" means the person that owns the real property on which a building is situated, according to:
(A) the real property records of the county in which the property is located; or
(B) the records of the appraisal district in which the property is located.
(3) "Unit" means an enclosed area designed:
(A) for habitation by a single family; or
(B) for a commercial use, including engaging in trade or manufacture, by a tenant.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1157 (H.B. 3065), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2010.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.214.htm
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- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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