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Senate Bill 173 |
Senate Author: West |
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Effective: 9-1-11 |
House Sponsor: Dutton |
Senate Bill 173 amends the Local Government Code to authorize a municipality, in an action to compel the repair or demolition of a structure or to obtain approval to remove the structure and recover removal costs, to also bring an action in rem against the structure that may result in a judgment against the structure as well as a judgment against the defendant. The bill expands the municipal ordinances under which a home-rule municipality is authorized to bring an action in district court against an owner of property if the owner is not in substantial compliance with the ordinance and authorizes the court to appoint as a receiver for the property an individual with a demonstrated record of rehabilitating any property on certain findings of the court.