Source: http://laws.uslandlord.com/laws/txstatelaw2.html
Timestamp: 2018-01-17 07:13:59
Document Index: 716623286

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 54', '§ 54', '§ 54', '§ 54', '§ 54', '§ 54', '§ 54', '§ 54', '§ 54', '§ 54', '§ 54', '§ 54', '§ 54', '§ 54', '§ 54', '§ 54', '§ 54', '§ 54', '§ 54', '§ 54']

Texas Agricultural Landlord's Lien
A person who leases land or tenements at will or for a term of years has a preference lien for rent that becomes due and for the money and the value of property that the landlord furnishes or causes to be furnished to the tenant to grow a crop on the leased premises and to gather, store, and prepare the crop for marketing. Ch. 54, § 54.001
Property to Which Lien Attaches:
(d) A law exempting property from forced sale does not apply to a lien under this subchapter on agricultural products, animals, or tools. Ch. 54, § 54.002
(2) a landlord provides everything except the labor and directly or indirectly charges rent of more than one-half of the value of the grain and cotton grown on the premises. Ch. 54, § 54.003
Duration of Lien:
The lien exists while the property to which it is attached remains on the leased premises and until one month after the day that the property is removed from the premises. If agricultural products to which the lien is attached are placed in a public or bonded warehouse regulated by state law before the 31st day after the day that they are removed from the leased premises, the lien exists while they remain in the warehouse. Ch. 54, § 54.004.
Removal of Property;
(a) If an advance or rent is unpaid, a tenant may not without the landlord's consent remove or permit the removal of agricultural products or other property to which the lien is attached from the leased premises.
(b) If agricultural products subject to the lien are removed with the landlord's consent from the leased premises for preparation for market, the lien continues to exist as if the products had not been removed. Ch. 54, § 54.005
Distress Warrant:
(2) who has jurisdiction of the cause of action. Ch. 54, § 54.006
Judgment on Replevin Bond:
If a final judgment is rendered against a defendant who has replevied property seized under a distress warrant, the sureties on the defendant's replevy bond are also liable under the judgment, according to the terms of the bond. Ch. 54, § 54.007
A person who leases or rents all or part of a building for nonresidential use has a preference lien on the property of the tenant or subtenant in the building for rent that is due and for rent that is to become due during the current 12-month period succeeding the date of the beginning of the rental agreement or an anniversary of that date. Ch. 54, § 54.021
(a) The lien is unenforceable for rent on a commercial building that is more than six months past due unless the landlord files a lien statement with the county clerk of the county in which the building is located.
(c) Each county clerk shall index alphabetically and record the rental lien statements filed in the clerk's office. Ch. 54, § 54.022
This subchapter does not affect a statute exempting property from forced sale. Ch. 54, § 54.023
The lien exists while the tenant occupies the building and until one month after the day that the tenant abandons the building. Ch. 54, § 54.024
(3) is about to remove the tenant's property from the building. Ch. 54, § 54.025
A landlord of a single or multifamily residence has a lien for unpaid rent that is due. The lien attaches to nonexempt property that is in the residence or that the tenant has stored in a storage room. Ch. 54, § 54.041
(15) goods that the landlord or the landlord's agent knows are subject to a recorded chattel mortgage or financing agreement. Ch. 54, § 54.042
Enforceability of Contractual Provisions:
(a) A contractual landlord's lien is not enforceable unless it is underlined or printed in conspicuous bold print in the lease agreement.
(b) A provision of a lease that purports to waive or diminish a right, liability, or exemption of this subchapter is void to the extent limited by this subchapter. Ch. 54, § 54.043.
(a) The landlord or the landlord's agent may not seize exempt property and may seize nonexempt property only if it is authorized by a written lease and can be accomplished without a
(b) Immediately after seizing property under Subsection (a) of this section, the landlord or the landlord's agent shall leave written notice of entry and an itemized list of the items removed. The notice and list shall be left in a conspicuous place within the dwelling. The notice must state the
amount of delinquent rent and the name, address, and telephone number of the person the tenant may contact regarding the amount owed. The notice must also state that the property will be promptly returned on full payment of the delinquent rent.
(d) If the tenant has abandoned the premises, the landlord or the landlord's agent may remove its contents. Ch. 54, § 54.044
(a) Property seized under Section 54.044 may not be sold or otherwise disposed of unless the sale or disposition is authorized in a written lease.
(3) the name, address, and telephone number of the person the tenant may contact regarding the sale, the amount owed, and the right of the tenant to redeem the property under Subsection (e)
(e) The tenant may redeem the property at any time before the property is sold by paying to the landlord or the landlord's agent all delinquent rents and, if authorized in the written lease, all reasonable packing, moving, storage, and sale costs. Ch. 54, § 54.045
Violation by Landlord:
(2) reasonable attorney's fees. Ch. 54, § 54.046
Other Rights Not Affected:
This subchapter does not affect or diminish any other rights or obligations arising under common law or any statute. Ch. 54, § 54.047
Tenant May Replevy:
At any time before judgment in a suit for unpaid rent, the tenant may replevy any of the property that has been seized, if the property has not been claimed or sold, by posting a bond in
an amount approved by the court, payable to the landlord, and conditioned that if the landlord prevails in the suit, the amount of the judgment rendered and any costs assessed against the tenant shall be first satisfied, to the extent possible, out of the bond. Ch. 54, § 54.048