Texas Local Government Code Title 12, Chapter 379c - Urban Land Bank Demonstration Program
- Texas Section 379C.001 - Short Title
This chapter may be cited as the Urban Land Bank Demonstration Program Act. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 299, Sec. 1, eff. Sept....
- Texas Section 379C.002 - Applicability
This chapter applies only to home-rule municipalities that: (1) have a population of 1.18 million or more; and (2) are located predominantly in a county...
- Texas Section 379C.003 - Definitions
In this chapter: (1) "Community housing development organization" or "organization" means an organization that: (A) meets the definition of a community housing development organization in...
- Texas Section 379C.004 - Urban Land Bank Demonstration Program
(a) The governing body of a municipality may adopt an urban land bank demonstration program in which the officer charged with selling real property ordered...
- Texas Section 379C.005 - Qualified Participating Developer
To qualify to participate in an urban land bank demonstration program, a developer must: (1) have built one or more housing units within the three-year...
- Texas Section 379C.006 - Urban Land Bank Demonstration Plan
(a) A municipality that adopts an urban land bank demonstration program shall operate the program in conformance with an urban land bank demonstration plan. (b)...
- Texas Section 379C.007 - Public Hearing On Proposed Plan
(a) Before adopting a plan, a municipality shall hold a public hearing on the proposed plan. (b) The city manager or the city manager's designee...
- Texas Section 379C.008 - Private Sale To Land Bank
(a) Notwithstanding any other law and except as provided by Subsection (f), property that is ordered sold pursuant to foreclosure of a tax lien may...
- Texas Section 379C.009 - Subsequent Resale By Land Bank
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), each subsequent resale of property acquired by a land bank under this chapter must comply with the conditions...
- Texas Section 379C.010 - Restrictions On Occupancy And Use Of Property
(a) The land bank shall impose deed restrictions on property sold to qualified participating developers requiring the development and sale, rental, or lease-purchase of the...
- Texas Section 379C.0105 - Lot Exchange Permitted
(a) Notwithstanding Section 379C.010, the land bank may permit a qualified participating developer to exchange a property purchased from the land bank with any other...
- Texas Section 379C.0106 - Property Determined To Be Inappropriate For Residential Development: Right Of First Refusal
Sec. 379C.0106. PROPERTY DETERMINED TO BE INAPPROPRIATE FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT: RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL. (a) In this section, "eligible adjacent property owner" means a person...
- Texas Section 379C.0107 - Replatting By Qualified Participating Developer
The land bank may sell two adjacent properties that are owned by the land bank to a qualified participating developer if: (1) at least one...
- Texas Section 379C.011 - Right Of First Refusal To Qualified Organizations
(a) In this section, "qualified organization" means a community housing development organization that: (1) contains within its designated geographical boundaries of operation, as set forth...
- Texas Section 379C.012 - Open Records And Meetings
The land bank shall comply with the requirements of Chapters 551 and 552, Government Code. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 299, Sec. 1,...
- Texas Section 379C.013 - Records; Audit; Report
(a) The land bank shall keep accurate minutes of its meetings and shall keep accurate records and books of account that conform with generally accepted...
- Texas Section 379C.014 - Additional Authorized Use Of Land Bank Property
(a) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this chapter, the land bank may acquire and sell to a developer property intended for commercial use. (b) To...
- Texas Section 379C.015 - Land Used For World Exposition
(a) A municipality may transfer to a land bank land that was part of the site of a world exposition recognized by the Bureau International...
Last modified: September 28, 2016