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COA.TX: Suit to remove fraudulent lien, instrument in county real estate records
Suit to remove fraudulent lien, instrument in county real estate records
Removal of Fraudulent Lien (statutory cause of action)
Texas Government Code section 51.903, entitled “Action on Fraudulent Lien on Property,” provides in subsection (a) as follows:
In Re: A Lien or Claim Against (Name of Purported Debtor)
MISC. DOCKET NO. ________
In the _______ Judicial District
In and For ________________ County Texas
On (date), in the exercise of the county clerk’s official duties as County Clerk of (county name) County, Texas, the county clerk received and filed and recorded the documentation or instrument attached hereto and containing (number) pages. Said documentation or instrument purports to have created a lien on real or personal property or an interest in real or personal property against one (name of purported debtor).
Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 51.903(a).
The movant may attach the allegedly fraudulent documentation or instrument to the motion. See id. Section 51.903 further provides, “The court’s finding may be made solely on a review of the documentation or instrument attached to the motion and without hearing any testimonial evidence. The court’s review may be made ex parte without delay or notice of any kind.” Id. § 51.903(c).
For purposes of a section 51.903 action, a fraudulent document or instrument is defined as (1) a document or instrument that “is not a document or instrument provided for by the constitution or laws of this state or of the United States”; (2) a document or instrument “not created by implied or express consent or agreement of the obligor, debtor, or the owner of the real or personal property or an interest in the real or personal property . . ., or by implied or express consent or agreement of an agent, fiduciary, or other representative of that person”; or (3) a document or instrument that “is not an equitable, constructive, or other lien imposed by a court with jurisdiction created or established under the constitution or laws of this state or of the United States.” Id. § 51.901(c)(2); see id. § 51.903(a). Thus, if a trial court finds that a document or instrument is provided for by state or federal law or constitutional provision, the court has determined that the document or instrument is not fraudulent. See id. § 51.901(c)(2); see also id. § 51.903(a).
SOURCE: Houston Court of Appeals - 01-10-00967-CV - 8/18/11
Labels: fraudulent-lien-statute, real-estate-litigation