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TX Prop § 29.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 4 - Actions and Remedies|Chapter 29 - Forced Sale of Owner's Interest in Certain Real Property as Reimbursement for Property Taxes Paid by Co-Owner on Owner's Behalf|Section 29.001. Application of Chapter

Sec. 29.001.  APPLICATION OF CHAPTER.  This chapter applies only to real property that is not exempt from forced sale under the constitution or laws of this state and is:(1)  received by a person as a result of the death of another person:(A)  by inheritance;(B)  under a will;(C)  by a joint tenancy with a right of survivorship;  or(D)  by any other survivorship agreement in which the interest of the decedent passes to a surviving beneficiary other than an agreement between spouses for community property with a right of survivorship;  or(2)  owned in part by a nonprofit organization that is exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and its subsequent amendments, by being listed as an exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and its subsequent amendments, that:(A)  has been incorporated in this state for at least one year;(B)  has a corporate purpose to develop affordable housing that is stated in the articles of incorporation or charter;(C)  has at least one-fourth of its board of directors residing in the county in which the property is located;  and(D)  engages primarily in the building, repair, rental, or sale of housing for low-income individuals or families.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 981, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 891, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Prop § 29.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 4 - Actions and Remedies|Chapter 29 - Forced Sale of Owner's Interest in Certain Real Property as Reimbursement for Property Taxes Paid by Co-Owner on Owner's Behalf|Section 29.002. Petition for Forced Sale

Sec. 29.002.  PETITION FOR FORCED SALE.  (a)  A person, including a nonprofit organization, that owns an undivided interest in real property to which this chapter applies may file in the district court in a county in which the property is located a petition for a court order to require another owner of an undivided interest in that property to sell the other owner's interest in the property to the person if:(1)  the person has paid the other owner's share of ad valorem taxes imposed on the property for any three years in a five-year period or, in the case of a nonprofit organization, has paid the other owner's share of ad valorem taxes imposed on the property for any two years in a three-year period;  and(2)  the other owner has not reimbursed the person for more than half of the total amount paid by the person for the taxes on the owner's behalf.(b)  The petition must contain:(1)  a description of the property;(2)  the name of each known owner of the property;(3)  the interest held by each known owner of the property;(4)  the total amount paid by the petitioner for the defendant's share of ad valorem taxes imposed on the property;  and(5)  if applicable, the amount paid by the defendant to the petitioner to reimburse the petitioner for paying the defendant's share of ad valorem taxes imposed on the property.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 981, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 891, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Prop § 29.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 4 - Actions and Remedies|Chapter 29 - Forced Sale of Owner's Interest in Certain Real Property as Reimbursement for Property Taxes Paid by Co-Owner on Owner's Behalf|Section 29.003. Hearing on Petition for Forced Sale

Sec. 29.003.  HEARING ON PETITION FOR FORCED SALE.  At a hearing on a petition filed under Section 29.002, the petitioner must prove by clear and convincing evidence that:(1)  the petitioner has paid the defendant's share of ad valorem taxes imposed on the property that is the subject of the petition for any three years in a five-year period or, in the case of a nonprofit organization, the petitioner has paid the defendant's share of ad valorem taxes imposed on the property that is the subject of the petition for any two years in a three-year period;(2)  before the date on which the petition was filed the petitioner made a demand that the defendant reimburse the petitioner for the amount of the defendant's share of ad valorem taxes imposed on the property paid by the petitioner;  and(3)  the defendant has not reimbursed the petitioner more than half of the amount of money the petitioner paid on the defendant's behalf for the defendant's share of ad valorem taxes imposed on the property.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 981, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 891, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Prop § 29.0035 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 4 - Actions and Remedies|Chapter 29 - Forced Sale of Owner's Interest in Certain Real Property as Reimbursement for Property Taxes Paid by Co-Owner on Owner's Behalf|Section 29.0035. Demand to Unknown Defendant

Sec. 29.0035.  DEMAND TO UNKNOWN DEFENDANT.  If the address or identity of the defendant is unknown, the demand of the petitioner for reimbursement from the defendant required by Section 29.003(2) may be met by publication in a newspaper in the county in which the property is located once each week for four consecutive weeks, with the final publication occurring not later than the 30th day before the date on which the petition is filed.  The publication must contain the demand for reimbursement and:(1)  a general description of the property involved;(2)  the legal description of the property according to the survey of the property, including the number of the lot and block or any other plat description that may be of record if the property is located in a municipality;(3)  the county in which the property is located;(4)  the interest of the defendant;  and(5)  the name and address of the petitioner.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 891, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Prop § 29.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 4 - Actions and Remedies|Chapter 29 - Forced Sale of Owner's Interest in Certain Real Property as Reimbursement for Property Taxes Paid by Co-Owner on Owner's Behalf|Section 29.004. Court-Ordered Sale

Sec. 29.004.  COURT-ORDERED SALE.  On completion of the hearing on a petition filed under Section 29.002, if the court is satisfied that the petitioner has made the requisite proof under Section 29.003, the court shall enter an order that divests the defendant's interest in the real property that is the subject of the petition and that orders the petitioner to pay to the defendant an amount computed by subtracting the outstanding amount of money the defendant owes to the petitioner for payment of the defendant's share of ad valorem taxes imposed on the property from the fair market value of the defendant's interest in the property as determined by an independent appraiser appointed by the court.  The court's order may also direct the defendant to execute and deliver to the petitioner a deed that conveys to the petitioner the defendant's interest in the property.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 981, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.|
TX Prop § 30.01 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 4 - Actions and Remedies|Chapter 30 - Writ of Assistance for Repossession of Aircraft|Section 30.01. Definitions

Sec. 30.01.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Aircraft" means a self-propelled motor vehicle that can be used to transport a person by flight in the air.(2)  "Repossession" means the recovery of an aircraft that has been sold under a security agreement containing a repossession clause authorizing the lender to recover the aircraft if the borrower defaults under the agreement.(3)  "Repossession agent" means an individual who is authorized to engage in a repossession for a lender.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1125 (H.B. 3901), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Prop § 30.02 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 4 - Actions and Remedies|Chapter 30 - Writ of Assistance for Repossession of Aircraft|Section 30.02. Writ of Assistance for Repossession of Aircraft

Sec. 30.02.  WRIT OF ASSISTANCE FOR REPOSSESSION OF AIRCRAFT.  (a)  A writ of assistance for the repossession of an aircraft authorizes a peace officer to assist and protect a repossession agent in gaining possession of the aircraft while the agent:(1)  secures the aircraft on site; or(2)  prepares the aircraft, which may include a mechanical inspection, for removal from the site by flight or otherwise to another location.(b)  A writ of assistance for the repossession of an aircraft is valid for 30 days.(c)  A justice court may grant unlimited extensions of a writ of assistance issued under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1125 (H.B. 3901), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Prop § 30.03 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 4 - Actions and Remedies|Chapter 30 - Writ of Assistance for Repossession of Aircraft|Section 30.03. Petition for Writ of Assistance

Sec. 30.03.  PETITION FOR WRIT OF ASSISTANCE.  (a)  A repossession agent may file a petition in a justice court for a writ of assistance for the repossession of an aircraft.(b)  The repossession agent is entitled to the writ if the repossession agent establishes that:(1)  the aircraft is subject to the proposed repossession; and(2)  the repossession agent is authorized to engage in the repossession.(c)  The petition for the writ must include a copy of:(1)  the security agreement relating to the aircraft;(2)  the notice of default under the security agreement sent by the lender to the borrower;(3)  the instrument in which a power of attorney for the repossession is granted to the repossession agent by the lender; and(4)  the results of a title search of the Federal Aviation Administration's records for the aircraft.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1125 (H.B. 3901), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Prop § 80.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 6A - Property Loaned to Museums|Chapter 80 - Ownership, Conservation, and Disposition of Property Loaned to Museum|Section 80.001. Purposes

Sec. 80.001.  PURPOSES.  The purposes of this chapter are to establish the ownership of loaned cultural property that has been abandoned by the lender, to establish uniform procedures for the termination of loans of property to museums, to allow museums to conserve loaned property under certain conditions, and to limit actions to recover loaned property.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1076, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Prop § 80.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 6A - Property Loaned to Museums|Chapter 80 - Ownership, Conservation, and Disposition of Property Loaned to Museum|Section 80.002. Definitions

Sec. 80.002.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Museum" means an institution located in this state and operated by a nonprofit corporation or public agency, primarily educational, scientific, or aesthetic in purpose, that owns, borrows, or cares for and studies, archives, or exhibits property.(2)  "Lender" means a person whose name appears on the records of a museum as the person entitled to property held or owed by the museum.(3)  "Loan," "loaned," and "on loan" include all deposits of property with a museum that are not accompanied by a transfer of title to the property.(4)  "Property" or "cultural property" means all tangible objects, animate and inanimate, under a museum's care that have intrinsic, scientific, historic, artistic, or cultural value.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1076, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Prop § 80.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 6A - Property Loaned to Museums|Chapter 80 - Ownership, Conservation, and Disposition of Property Loaned to Museum|Section 80.003. Notice to Lender

Sec. 80.003.  NOTICE TO LENDER.  (a)  If a museum is required to give a lender notice under this chapter, the museum is considered to have given the lender notice if the museum mails the notice to the lender at the lender's address and proof of receipt is received by the museum within 30 days after the date the notice is mailed.(b)  If the museum does not have an address for the lender or if proof of receipt is not received by the museum, the notice is considered to be given if the museum publishes notice at least once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in both the county in which the museum is located and the county of the lender's address, if known.(c)  In addition to any other information prescribed by this chapter, notices given under this chapter must contain, if known, the lender's name, the lender's address, the date of the loan, and the name, address, and telephone number of the appropriate office or official to be contacted at the museum for information regarding the loan.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1076, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Prop § 80.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 6A - Property Loaned to Museums|Chapter 80 - Ownership, Conservation, and Disposition of Property Loaned to Museum|Section 80.004. Abandoned Property; Notice; Title to Property

Sec. 80.004.  ABANDONED PROPERTY;  NOTICE;  TITLE TO PROPERTY.  (a)  Unless there is a written unexpired loan agreement to the contrary, any property on loan to a museum for 15 years or more and to which no person has made claim according to the records of the museum is considered abandoned and, notwithstanding Chapter 72, becomes the property of the museum if the museum has given the lender notice in accordance with Section 80.003.(b)  If no valid claim has been made to the property within 65 days after the date of the last notice given under Section 80.003, title to the property vests in the museum free from all claims of the owner and all persons claiming through or under the owner.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1076, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Prop § 80.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 6A - Property Loaned to Museums|Chapter 80 - Ownership, Conservation, and Disposition of Property Loaned to Museum|Section 80.005. Intent to Terminate Loan; Form; Transformation of Specified Term to Indefinite Term

Sec. 80.005.  INTENT TO TERMINATE LOAN;  FORM;  TRANSFORMATION OF SPECIFIED TERM TO INDEFINITE TERM.  (a)  A museum may give the lender notice of the museum's intent to terminate a loan that was made for an indefinite term or for a term in excess of seven years.  A notice of intent to terminate a loan given under this section must comply with Section 80.003 and must include a statement containing substantially the following information:The records of (name of museum)indicate that you have property on loan to it.  The museum wishes to terminate the loan.  You must contact the museum, establish your ownership of the property, and make arrangements to collect the property.  If you fail to do so within 65 days after the date of this notice, you will be deemed to have donated the property to the museum.  See Chapter 80, Property Code.(b)  If, within 65 days after the date of the notice given under Subsection (a), the lender fails to contact the museum, establish ownership of the property, and make arrangements to collect the property, the property is considered to be donated to the museum.(c)  For the purposes of this chapter, a loan for a specified term becomes a loan for an indefinite term if the property remains in the custody of the museum when the specified term expires.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1076, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Prop § 80.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 6A - Property Loaned to Museums|Chapter 80 - Ownership, Conservation, and Disposition of Property Loaned to Museum|Section 80.006. Conservation or Disposal of Loaned Property; Conditions; Lien; Liability of Museum

Sec. 80.006.  CONSERVATION OR DISPOSAL OF LOANED PROPERTY;  CONDITIONS;  LIEN;  LIABILITY OF MUSEUM.  (a)  Unless there is a written loan agreement to the contrary, a museum may apply conservation measures to or dispose of property on loan to the museum without a lender's permission if immediate action is required to protect the property on loan or to protect other property in the custody of the museum, or the property on loan has become a hazard to the health and safety of the public or of the museum's staff, and:(1)  the museum cannot reach the lender at the lender's last address of record so that the museum and the lender can promptly agree on a solution;  or(2)  the lender will not agree to the protective measures the museum recommends, yet is unwilling or unable to terminate the loan and retrieve the property.(b)  If a museum applies conservation measures to or disposes of property under Subsection (a), the museum:(1)  has a lien on the property and on the proceeds from any disposition of the property for the costs incurred by the museum;  and(2)  is not liable for injury to or loss of the property if the museum:(A)  had a reasonable belief at the time the action was taken that the action was necessary to protect the property on loan or other property in the custody of the museum, or that the property on loan constituted a hazard to the health and safety of the public or the museum's staff;  and(B)  exercised reasonable care in the choice and application of the conservation measures.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1076, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Prop § 80.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 6A - Property Loaned to Museums|Chapter 80 - Ownership, Conservation, and Disposition of Property Loaned to Museum|Section 80.007. Action to Recover Property; Limitations

Sec. 80.007.  ACTION TO RECOVER PROPERTY;  LIMITATIONS.  (a)  The two-year limitation on actions to recover personal property prescribed by Section 16.003, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, runs from the date the museum gives the lender notice of its intent to terminate the loan under Section 80.005.(b)  No action may be brought against a museum to recover property on loan to a museum for 15 years or more and to which no person has made claim if the museum has complied with Section 80.004.(c)  A lender is considered to have donated loaned property to a museum if the lender fails to file an action to recover the property on loan to the museum within the period specified by Subsection (a).(d)  A person who purchases property from a museum acquires valid title to the property if the museum represents that it has acquired title to the property under Subsection (b) or (c).|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1076, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Prop § 80.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 6A - Property Loaned to Museums|Chapter 80 - Ownership, Conservation, and Disposition of Property Loaned to Museum|Section 80.008. Notice of Provisions of Chapter; Lender's Notices

Sec. 80.008.  NOTICE OF PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER;  LENDER'S NOTICES.  (a)  If, after August 31, 1987, a museum accepts a loan of property for an indefinite term or for a term in excess of seven years, the museum shall inform the lender in writing at the time of the loan of the provisions of this chapter.(b)  The lender of property to a museum shall notify the museum promptly in writing of any changes of address or change in ownership of the property.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1076, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Prop § 91.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 8 - Landlord and Tenant|Chapter 91 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Landlords and Tenants|Section 91.001. Notice for Terminating Certain Tenancies

Sec. 91.001.  NOTICE FOR TERMINATING CERTAIN TENANCIES.  (a)  A monthly tenancy or a tenancy from month to month may be terminated by the tenant or the landlord giving notice of termination to the other.(b)  If a notice of termination is given under Subsection (a) and if the rent-paying period is at least one month, the tenancy terminates on whichever of the following days is the later:(1)  the day given in the notice for termination;  or(2)  one month after the day on which the notice is given.(c)  If a notice of termination is given under Subsection (a) and if the rent-paying period is less than a month, the tenancy terminates on whichever of the following days is the later:(1)  the day given in the notice for termination;  or(2)  the day following the expiration of the period beginning on the day on which notice is given and extending for a number of days equal to the number of days in the rent-paying period.(d)  If a tenancy terminates on a day that does not correspond to the beginning or end of a rent-paying period, the tenant is liable for rent only up to the date of termination.(e)  Subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) do not apply if:(1)  a landlord and a tenant have agreed in an instrument signed by both parties on a different period of notice to terminate the tenancy or that no notice is required;  or(2)  there is a breach of contract recognized by law.|Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3625, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 200, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 26, 1985.|
TX Prop § 91.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 8 - Landlord and Tenant|Chapter 91 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Landlords and Tenants|Section 91.003. Termination of Lease Because of Public Indecency Conviction

Sec. 91.003.  TERMINATION OF LEASE BECAUSE OF PUBLIC INDECENCY CONVICTION.  (a)  A landlord may terminate a lease executed or renewed after June 15, 1981, if:(1)  the tenant or occupant of the leasehold uses the property for an activity for which the tenant or occupant or for which an agent or employee of the tenant or occupant is convicted under Chapter 43, Penal Code, as amended;  and(2)  the convicted person has exhausted or abandoned all avenues of direct appeal from the conviction.(b)  The fee owner or an intermediate lessor terminates the lease by giving written notice of termination to the tenant or occupant within six months after the right to terminate arises under this section.  The right to possess the property reverts to the landlord on the 10th day after the date the notice is given.(c)  This section applies regardless of a term of the lease to the contrary.|Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3627, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.|
TX Prop § 91.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 8 - Landlord and Tenant|Chapter 91 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Landlords and Tenants|Section 91.004. Landlord's Breach of Lease; Lien

Sec. 91.004.  LANDLORD'S BREACH OF LEASE;  LIEN.  (a)  If the landlord of a tenant who is not in default under a lease fails to comply in any respect with the lease agreement, the landlord is liable to the tenant for damages resulting from the failure.(b)  To secure payment of the damages, the tenant has a lien on the landlord's nonexempt property in the tenant's possession and on the rent due to the landlord under the lease.|Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3627, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.|
TX Prop § 91.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 8 - Landlord and Tenant|Chapter 91 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Landlords and Tenants|Section 91.005. Subletting Prohibited

Sec. 91.005.  SUBLETTING PROHIBITED.  During the term of a lease, the tenant may not rent the leasehold to any other person without the prior consent of the landlord.|Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3627, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.|
TX Prop § 91.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 8 - Landlord and Tenant|Chapter 91 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Landlords and Tenants|Section 91.006. Landlord's Duty to Mitigate Damages

Sec. 91.006.  LANDLORD'S DUTY TO MITIGATE DAMAGES.  (a)  A landlord has a duty to mitigate damages if a tenant abandons the leased premises in violation of the lease.(b)  A provision of a lease that purports to waive a right or to exempt a landlord from a liability or duty under this section is void.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1205, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|