Texas Property Code - Section 29.002. Petition For Forced Sale
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§ 29.002. PETITION FOR FORCED SALE. (a) A person,
including a nonprofit organization, that owns an undivided interest
in real property to which this chapter applies may file in the
district court in a county in which the property is located a
petition for a court order to require another owner of an undivided
interest in that property to sell the other owner's interest in the
property to the person if:
(1) the person has paid the other owner's share of ad
valorem taxes imposed on the property for any three years in a
five-year period or, in the case of a nonprofit organization, has
paid the other owner's share of ad valorem taxes imposed on the
property for any two years in a three-year period; and
(2) the other owner has not reimbursed the person for
more than half of the total amount paid by the person for the taxes
on the owner's behalf.
(b) The petition must contain:
(1) a description of the property;
(2) the name of each known owner of the property;
(3) the interest held by each known owner of the
property;
(4) the total amount paid by the petitioner for the
defendant's share of ad valorem taxes imposed on the property; and
(5) if applicable, the amount paid by the defendant to
the petitioner to reimburse the petitioner for paying the
defendant's share of ad valorem taxes imposed on the property.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 981, § 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.
Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 891, § 1, eff. Sept. 1,
2001.
Section: 28.005 28.006 28.007 28.008 28.009 28.010 29.001 29.002 29.003 29.0035 29.004 41.001 41.002 41.003 41.004
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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