Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 54.018 · Subchapter B. MUNICIPAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ORDINANCES
ACTION FOR REPAIR OR DEMOLITION OF STRUCTURE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The municipality may bring an action to compel the repair or demolition of a structure or to obtain approval to remove the structure and recover removal costs.
(b) In an action under this section, the municipality may also bring:
(1) a claim for civil penalties under Section 54.017; and
(2) an action in rem against the structure that may result in a judgment against the structure as well as a judgment against the defendant.
(c) The municipality may file a notice of lis pendens in the office of the county clerk. If the municipality files the notice, a subsequent purchaser or mortgagee who acquires an interest in the property takes the property subject to the enforcement proceeding and subsequent orders of the court.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1054 (S.B. 173), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.54.htm
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