Texas Transportation Code - Section 312.022. Assessment Ordinance
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§ 312.022. ASSESSMENT ORDINANCE. (a) The governing body
of a municipality by ordinance may assess the cost of an improvement
made under Subchapter A against property that abuts and benefits
from the improvement or against the owner of the property.
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the governing body
may not assess more than three-fourths of the cost of an improvement
against properties or property owners.
(c) The entire cost of constructing a curb or sidewalk
fronting property may be assessed against the property or its
owner.
(d) The ordinance may:
(1) provide the terms of payment of an assessment;
(2) provide a rate of interest to be paid on the
assessment, not to exceed eight percent a year payable on deferred
payments;
(3) create a lien on the assessed property; and
(4) declare the assessment to be a personal liability
of the owner of the assessed property.
(e) The ordinance must provide for the collection of the:
(1) assessment; and
(2) collection costs and reasonable attorney's fees
incurred.
(f) An assessment under this section is a lien securing the
payment of the assessment.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Section: 311.903 311.904 312.001 312.002 312.003 312.004 312.021 312.022 312.023 312.024 312.041 312.042 312.043 312.044 312.045
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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