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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the foreclosure |
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of a lien on homestead property for costs incurred by a municipality |
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relating to a dangerous structure on the property. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 50, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (a) of this section, the |
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homestead of a family, or of a single adult person, is not protected |
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from forced sale for the payment of the costs incurred by a |
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municipality to vacate, secure, repair, remove, or demolish a |
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dangerous structure on the homestead property as authorized by the |
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legislature by general law. |
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SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 5, 2013. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the |
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foreclosure of a lien on homestead property for the costs incurred |
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by a municipality to vacate, secure, repair, remove, or demolish a |
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dangerous structure on the property." |