Tex. Agric. Code Section 72.026
Expenses of and Responsibility for Compliance with Order of Department

(a)

If the department issues an order under Section 72.025 (Unhusbandlike and Unsanitary Conditions; Orders of Department)(c) of this code, the owner, part owner, or caretaker of the premises involved shall furnish the labor necessary to comply with the order at his or her own expense.

(b)

An administrator, executor, or guardian is responsible for the execution of orders under Section 72.025 (Unhusbandlike and Unsanitary Conditions; Orders of Department)(c) of this code relating to premises that are part of an estate under the control of that person by reason of the administration or guardianship.

(c)

A husband and wife are jointly and severally responsible for the execution of an order under Section 72.025 (Unhusbandlike and Unsanitary Conditions; Orders of Department)(c) of this code in relation to their community estate. Each spouse is responsible for the execution of an order in relation to his or her separate estate. In addition, each spouse is responsible for the execution of an order in relation to the other spouse’s separate estate if he or she is the caretaker of premises belonging to the separate estate of the other spouse.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1168, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.

Source: Section 72.026 — Expenses of and Responsibility for Compliance with Order of Department, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.­72.­htm#72.­026 (accessed May 4, 2024).

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