Tex. Prop. Code § 70.501 · Subchapter F. LIEN RELATED TO DAMAGED FENCE
LANDOWNER'S LIEN.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
A person who owns real property in this state that is enclosed by a fence or other structure obviously designed to exclude intruders or to contain livestock or other animals may obtain from a court in this state a judgment entitling the person to a lien against the motor vehicle of a person who damages the landowner's fence with the motor vehicle if the person who damages the landowner's fence:
(1) owns the motor vehicle; or
(2) has the consent of the owner of the motor vehicle to drive the vehicle at the time the person damages the landowner's fence.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 330 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.70.htm
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