Tex. Prop. Code Section 51.008
Certain Liens on Real Property

(a)

A lien on real property created under this code or another law of this state in favor of a governmental entity must be recorded as provided by Chapters 11 (Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Records) and 12 (Recording of Instruments) in the real property records of the county in which the property or a portion of the property is located unless:

(1)

the lien is imposed as a result of failure to pay:

(A)

ad valorem taxes; or

(B)

a penalty or interest owed in connection with those taxes; or

(2)

the law establishing the lien expressly states that recording the lien is not required.

(b)

Any notice of the lien required by law must contain a legal description of the property.

(c)

This section does not apply to:

(1)

a lien created under Section 89.083 (First Lien on Equipment; Cause of Action if Commission Plugs), Natural Resources Code;

(2)

a state tax lien under Chapter 113 (Tax Liens), Tax Code; or

(3)

a lien established under Chapter 61 (Payment of Wages) or 213 (Enforcement of Texas Unemployment Compensation Act), Labor Code.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 827, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Sec. 51.009. FORECLOSED PROPERTY SOLD “AS IS”. A purchaser at a sale of real property under Section 51.002 (Sale of Real Property Under Contract Lien):

(1)

acquires the foreclosed property “as is” without any expressed or implied warranties, except as to warranties of title, and at the purchaser’s own risk; and

(2)

is not a consumer.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.

Source: Section 51.008 — Certain Liens on Real Property, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.­51.­htm#51.­008 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

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