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By: Goodman H.B. No. 1056
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to municipal notice provisions relating to substandard
buildings.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 214.001, Local Government Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (f) and adding Subsection (f-1) to
read as follows:
(f) Within 10 days after the date that the order is issued,
the municipality [shall]:
(1) shall file a copy of the order in the office of the
municipal secretary or clerk, if the municipality has a population
of 1.9 million or less; [and]
(2) shall publish in a newspaper of general
circulation in the municipality in which the building is located a
notice containing:
(A) the street address or legal description of
the property;
(B) the date of the hearing;
(C) a brief statement indicating the results of
the order; and
(D) instructions stating where a complete copy of
the order may be obtained; and
(3) may file a certified copy of the order in the real
property records of each county in which the property is located if
the order contains the legal description of the property.
(f-1) The filing of an order as provided by Subsection
(f)(3) constitutes notice to and is binding on any subsequent
grantee, lienholder, or other transferee who acquires an interest
in the property after the order is filed.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2005.