|
Subject |
Statute |
Coverage |
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Adverse Possession |
TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE §§ 16.021-.037 |
Statute of limitation for claiming ownership |
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Ad Valorem Taxes |
TEX. TAX CODE §§ 11.01-.02 |
Priority of tax liens, redemption rights after foreclosure |
|
Affidavits of Heirship |
TEX. EST. CODE ANN. § 205.007 |
Transfer of homestead by decedents estate |
|
Affordable Housing Investments |
26 U.S.C.A.
§ 42 |
Tax credits, funding for projects, requirements for projects |
|
Alcoholic Beverages |
TEX. ALCO. BEV. CODE |
Limits liens on licenses and transfer of licenses on foreclosure of business |
|
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) |
TEX. CIV. PRAC.
& REM. CODE § 154 |
ADR contained in standard Texas Real Estate Commission contracts |
|
Americans with Disabilities Act and Related Statutes |
Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C.A. §§ 12101-12183, 28 C.F.R. Part
36, TEX. GOV’T CODE ch.
469 |
Creates minimum standards and guidelines |
|
Annexation |
TEX. LOC. GOV’T CODE ch. 43 |
Real estate annexation by municipalities |
|
Appraisals |
TEX. OCC. CODE ch 1103 |
Licensing requirements for appraisers |
|
Arbitration |
TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE § 154.027 TEX. BUS. & COMM. CODE § 272.001-.002 |
Agreement to arbitrate dispute over construction of Texas real estate outside Texas not binding |
|
Astronomical Lighting |
TEX. LOC. GOV’T CODE § 240.032 |
Restricts lighting around observatories |
|
Assumed Names |
TEX. BUS. & COMM. CODE ch. 71 |
When certificates must be filed |
|
Attorney’s Fees in Deed Restriction Dispute |
TEX. PROP. CODE § 5.006 |
Recovery to prevailing party |
|
Bankruptcy |
TEX. PROP. CODE
ANN. chs. 41-42 |
Real Property exemptions/fraudulent transfers |
|
Beaches |
TEX. NAT. RES. CODE §§ 33.101, 33.601, 61.012-.014 |
Public access, coastal erosion |
|
Beauty Salon Premises and Leases |
TEX. ADMIN. CODE §§ 83.70-.71 |
Regulations |
|
Billboards |
TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE ch. 80 |
Trespass of outdoor signs |
|
Boldface Type or Other Conspicuous Language |
TEX. BUS. &
COMM. CODE §§ 273.001-.003 |
Requirements |
|
Brokers |
TEX. OCC. CODE ch. 1101 |
Regulation of real estate Brokers |
|
Cash Proceeds |
26 U.S.C.A. § 60501 |
Reporting Requirements for cash transactions |
|
Cemeteries |
TEX. HEALTH &
SAFETY CODE Title 8 |
Regulation on internment, sale of lots, etc. |
|
Child Support Liens |
TEX. FAM. CODE § 157.314 |
Attachment of liens to non-homestead real estate |
|
Choice of Law |
TEX. BUS. & COM. CODE ch. 271 |
Enforceability requirements |
|
Civil and Criminal Forfeiture Laws |
21 U.S.C.A.
§ 881 |
Forfeiture of real estate |
|
Coastal Properties |
TEX. NAT. RES. CODE
§ 61.025 |
Notices required in real property transactions |
|
Community Property |
Tex. Const. art. 16, § 15. |
Ownership of real estate by husband and wife |
|
Community Homes; Group Homes |
TEX. HUM. RES. CODE ch. 123 |
Restrictive covenants, regulation |
|
Community Property with Right of Survivorship |
TEX. EST. CODE § 112.051 |
Rights of surviving spouses in real estate |
|
Condemnation / Eminent Domain |
U.S. Const. Amends. V; XIV, § 1; Tex. Const. Art. I §§ 17, 19. |
Right of state of Texas to take real property for government use |
|
Confessions of Judgment |
TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE § 30.001 |
Unenforceable in real estate contracts |
|
Construction |
TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE §§ 130.001-.002; TEX. BUS. & COM. CODE ch. 272 |
Restrictions on indemnity agreements with contractors and choice of law provisions in construction contracts |
|
Consumer Laws |
TEX. BUS. & COM. CODE §§ 17.41-.63 |
Protection of consumers/required disclosures |
|
Contractor Waivers |
TEX. PROP. CODE § 53.284 |
Prescribed forms |
|
Corporations |
TEX. BUS. ORG. CODE 2.001, 2.003, 2.007, 2.101(3)-(7); 3.005 |
Relates to entities dealing with real estate |
|
Correction Documents |
TEX. PROP. CODE § 5.027 |
Requirements |
|
Covenants Not to Compete |
TEX. BUS. & COM. CODE § 15.50 |
Enforceability requirements |
|
Criminal Record Checks of Employees |
TEX. HEALTH & SAF. CODE §§ 765.001 to 765.007 |
Employees of residential dwelling projects |
|
Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA) |
TEX. BUS. & COM. CODE ch. 17 TEX. PROP. CODE § 41.007 TEX. PROP. CODE ch. 5, subch. D |
Violation of Property Code in consumer transaction/may be DTPA violation |
|
Declaratory Judgments |
TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE ch. 37 |
Applies to construction of deed or written contract |
|
Deeds |
TEX. GOV’T CODE ch. 83 |
Requirements of deed preparer |
|
Deed as a Mortgage Prohibited |
TEX. BUS. & COM. CODE ch. 21A |
Prohibition |
|
Deeds of Trust |
TEX. PROP. CODE ch. 51 TEX. GOV’T CODE ch. 83 |
Requirements of deed of trust and who can prepare |
|
Development |
TEX. LOC. GOV’T CODE §§ 212.009, 247.001 |
Plans, plats, permits and inspections |
|
Disabled Spouse |
TEX. FAM. CODE ch. 5 Tex. Const. art. XVI, §§ 50-51. |
Permissible liens on and sale of homestead |
|
Disclaimer of Interest in Decedent’s Estate |
TEX. ESTATES CODE ch. 122 |
Requirements |
|
Disclosures |
TEX. OCC. CODE §§ 101.557-.561, 1101.652 22 TEX. ADMIN. CODE § 535 TEX. NAT. RES. CODE §§ 33.135, 61.025 TEX. WATER CODE §§ 49.452, 54.016(h)(4)(A) TEX. LOC. GOV’T CODE §§ 212.151-.158 30 TEX. ADMIN. CODE § 334.9 TEX. PROP. CODE ch. 221 15 U.S.C.A. §§ 1701-1720 12 C.F.R. 1010-1012 15 U.S.C. §§ 41, 45(a), 46(g) 16 C.F.R. pt. 460 16 C.F.R. pt. 433 |
Disclosures in real estate transactions |
|
Discrimination |
TEX. LOC. GOV’T CODE § 214.903 TEX. PROP. CODE ch. 301 |
Adoption of fair housing ordinances |
|
Due-on-Sale Clauses |
12 U.S.C.A. § 1701j-3 12 C.F.R. pt. 191 |
Regulation |
|
Durable Powers of Attorney |
TEX. EST. CODE chs. 751- 752 |
Requirements |
|
Early Termination of Lease by Tenant |
TEX. PROP. CODE § 92.016, 92.017 |
Criteria |
|
Elderly |
TEXAS HEALTH & SAFETY CODE ch. 242 |
Design standards |
|
Electronic Funds Transfers |
TEX. BUS. & COM. CODE ch. 4A |
Governing statutes |
|
Endangered Species Act |
16 .S.C.A. §§ 1531-1544 |
Limits on development of real estate |
|
Environmental Laws |
CERCLA, 42 U.S.C.A. ch. 103 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C.A. ch. 82 Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C.A. §§ 1531-1544 Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1251-1377 Federal Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C.A. ch. 85 National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants, 40 C.F.R. pt. 61 Regulations dealing with CFCs, 40 C.F.R. pt. 82 Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act of 1986, 15 U.S.C.A. ch. 53 Regulations dealing with Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act of 1986, 40 C.F.R. pt. 763 Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 C.F.R.pt. 1910 Housing and Community Development Act, Title X, P.L. 102-550, 106 Stat. 3672, 3897 Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C.A. §§ 2601-2629 Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act, TEX. HEALTH & SAFETY CODE ch. 361 Texas Hazardous Substances Spill Prevention and Control Act, TEX. WATER CODE ANN. § 26.261-.267 Texas Coastal Coordination Act, TEX. NAT. RES. CODE ch. 33, subch. F 31 TEX. ADMIN. CODE pt. 16 (Coastal Management Program) TEX. HEALTH & SAFETY CODE §§ 361.531-.539 (Statute regulating developments over abandoned landfills) |
Impact real estate |
|
Equal Credit Opportunity |
15 U.S.C.A. §§ 1691-1691f 12 C.F.R. pt. 202 |
Credit applications |
|
Evictions |
TEX. PROP. CODE ANN. ch. 24 |
Process |
|
Executions |
Tex. R. Civ. P. 310 |
Process |
|
Fair Debt Credit Collection Practices Act |
15 U.S.C.A. § 1692a |
Requirements in collection of debt |
|
Fair Housing |
24 C.F.R. §§ 100.200-.205 TEX. LOC. GOV’T CODE § 214.903 |
Regulations on handicap access in multifamily housing structures |
|
Family Law |
TEX. FAM. CODE §§ 9.001, 9.006 Tex. Const. art. XVI, § 15. |
Property division and rights |
|
Federal Tax Liens |
26 U.S.C.A. § 7425(a)-(b) 26 C.F.R. §301.7425-2 26 U.S.C.A. § 7425(c) Id.; 26 C.F.R. §301.7425-2 |
Process |
|
Fences and Gates |
TEX. AGRIC. CODE ANN. §§ 143.001-.002 |
Requirements for cleared and cultivated land |
|
Fixtures |
TEX. BUS. & COM. CODE §§ 9.502(c), 9.515(g) |
Consensual lien requirements |
|
Flood Insurance |
42 U.S.C.A. §§ 4001-4128 TEX. LOC. GOV’T CODE ch 561 (county’s power affecting flood control) TEX. LOC. GOV’T. CODE § 240.901 (participation in federal flood insurance policy) TEX. WATER CODE ANN. §§ 16.311-16.321 (Flood Control and Insurance Act). |
Requirements, building restrictions, disclosures |
|
Foreclosure Rescue Services |
TEX. BUS. & COM. CODE § 21 |
Regulation |
|
Foreign Investments |
22 U.S.C.A. §§ 3101-08 7 U.S.C.A. §§ 3501-08 31 U.S.C.A. §§ 5311-22 26 U.S.C.A. § 6039C |
Reporting requirements |
|
Franchising |
Texas Business Opportunity Act, TEX. BUS. & COM. CODE ch. 51 |
Requirements |
|
Fraud in Real Estate Transaction |
TEX. BUS. & COM. CODE § 27.01 |
Criteria for establishing |
|
Fraudulent Transfers |
TEX. BUS. & COM. CODE § 24.002 |
Requirements for establishing |
|
FTC Holder in Due Course Rule |
16 C.F.R. § 433.2 |
Requirements |
|
Good Faith and Fair Dealing |
TEX. BUS. & COM. CODE § 1.304 |
Obligation |
|
Guarantors |
TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE ch. 43 |
Subrogation rights |
|
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act |
15 U.S.C.A. § 18a et seq. |
Approval requirements in very large transactions |
|
Hazardous Conditions |
TEX. HEALTH & SAFETY CODE ch. 756 |
Duties of land owner |
|
Hazardous Waste Liens |
TEX. HEALTH & SAFETY CODE § 361.194 42 U.S.C.A. §9607(l) |
Liens in favor of government |
|
Historic Structures |
TEX GOV’T CODE §§ 442.001-.207 |
Regulation |
|
Home Equity Loan Enforcement |
Tex. R. Civ. P. 735-36 |
Procedures |
|
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1976 |
12 U.S.C.A. §§ 2801-11; 12 C.F.R. 203 |
Data compilation requirements |
|
Homesteads |
TEX PROP. CODE §§ 41, 52.0012; Tex. Const. art. XVI, §§ 50-51. TEX. PROP. CODE § 41.001(b). TEX. FAM. CODE § 5.001 |
Rights and criteria |
|
Hotel Occupancy Taxes |
TEX. TAX. CODE chs. 156, 351-52 |
Requirements and parameters |
|
Indemnity Agreements |
TEX CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE chs. 127-28 |
Limits in certain real estate related contracts |
|
Inheritance |
Tex. Const. art. I, § 21. |
Governs in absence of will |
|
Innocent Purchaser Defense |
42 U.S.C.A. § 9601(35) |
Applicable to limit environmental liability |
|
Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act |
15 U.S.C.A. §§ 1701-20 24 C.F.R. 1710 |
Required filings |
|
IRS Information Return (Foreclosures) |
26 U.S.C.A. § 6050J 26 C.F.R. § 1.6050J-1T. |
Reporting requirement |
|
Joint Tenancy with Right of Survivorship |
TEX. EST. CODE ANN. §§ 111.001-.002 & ch. 112. |
Creation and criteria |
|
Judgment Liens |
TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE § 34.001 TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE ch. 35 TEX. PROP. CODE §§ 14.002, 52.007 28 U.S.C.A. § 1962 Tex. Const. art. XVI, § 50. |
Abstracts, dormancy and revival |
|
Landfills |
TEX. HEALTH & SAFETY CODE §§ 361.531-40 |
Permitting and soil testing |
|
Landlord Duty to Repair |
Tex. R. Civ. P. 509.1 TEX. PROP. CODE ch. 92 |
Tenant’s rights |
|
Lead Paint Disclosures |
42 U.S.C.A. §§ 4851-4856 |
Requirements |
|
Legal Incapacity |
TEX. EST. CODE §§ 1101.101 TEX PROP. CODE ch. 142 |
Standards for guardianship to deal with real estate |
|
Letters of Credit |
TEX. BUS. & COM. CODE §§ 5.101-.118 |
Requirements |
|
Liability of Landowners |
42 U.S.C.A. 9607(b) TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE § 75.001-.007 TEX. HEALTH & SAFETY CODE §§ 765.001-.007 |
Criteria |
|
Limitations |
TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE ch. 16 |
Time limits for filing various actions |
|
Limited Liability Companies |
TEX. BUS. ORG. CODE Titles I and III |
Entities which deal in real estate |
|
Limited Liability Partnerships |
TEX. BUS. ORG. CODE Title IV |
Entities which deal in real estate |
|
Liquidated Damages Clauses |
TEX. BUS. & COM. CODE § 2.718 |
Enforcement standards |
|
Loan Documents |
TEX. BUS. & COM. CODE § 26.02 TEX GOV’T CODE ch. 83 |
Disclosures |
|
Manufactured Housing as Real Personal Property |
TEX. PROP. CODE ANN. § 2.001 |
Criteria |
|
Master or Consolidated Form Filings |
TEX PROP. CODE § 12.009 TEX. BUS. & COM. CODE § 9.514 |
Requirements |
|
Mechanic’s Liens |
TEX. PROP. CODE ch. 53 TEX GOV’T CODE ch. 2253 40 U.S.C.A. § 3131 |
Criteria and procedures for enforcement |
|
Mineral Rights |
TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE § 127.001 TEX. NAT. RES. CODE §§ 51.054, 51.307 |
Restrictions in mineral rights agreements and provisions on mineral classified lands |
|
Minors |
TEX. FAM. CODE § 1.104 TEX. EST. CODE § 1351.001 TEX. PROP. CODE § 142.001 |
Legal capacity to manage and sell land |
|
Missing Co-Owner |
TEX. PROP. CODE § 65.002 |
Conditions for actions by co-owner |
|
Mobile Homes |
TEX. OCC. CODE ch. 1201 10 TEX. ADMIN. CODE ch. 80 TEX. TRANSP. CODE ch. 501 43 TEX. ADMIN. CODE ch. 217 |
Regulation |
|
Mortgage Origination (Residential-Safe Act) |
TEX. FIN. CODE ch. 180 |
Registration and licensing of mortgage loan originators |
|
Municipal Utility Districts [MUDs] |
TEX. WATER CODE ch. 54 |
Notifications required by seller to purchaser |
|
NAFTA |
North American Free Trade Agreement, Sep. 13, 1993, § 1105, available at https://www.nafta-sec-alena.org/Default.aspx |
Treatment of Canadian and Mexican investors in U.S. real estate |
|
Navigable Streams |
TEX. NAT. RES. CODE §§ 21.001(3), 21.012(b) |
Effects survey lines |
|
Non-Profit Corporations |
TEX. BUS. ORG. CODE ch. 22 |
Governs real estate transactions |
|
Non-Real Estate Taxes |
TEX. TAX CODE § 111.020 |
Outlines taxes related to commercial real estate owing by certain sellers |
|
Notaries |
TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE ch. 121 |
Requirements |
|
Notario Publicos |
TEX. GOV’T CODE § 406.017 |
Disclosures |
|
Notice of Conveyance Taken “Subject to” Liens |
TEX. PROP. CODE § 5.016 |
Notice requirements |
|
Notice of Possible Annexation |
TEX. PROP. CODE § 5.011 |
Requirements |
|
Nuisance |
TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE ch. 125 |
Regulates public nuisances on property |
|
Open Space Exemption |
Tex. Const. art. VIII, § 1-d-1; TEX. TAX CODE §§ 23.81-.87 |
Exemption from Ad Valorem tax |
|
Outdoor Signs |
TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE ch. 80 |
Trespass of |
|
Partition |
Tex. R. Civ. P. 756-71 |
Procedures |
|
Partnerships |
TEX. BUS. ORG. CODE tit. 4 |
Entities which deal in real estate |
|
Perpetuities (Rule Against Perpetuities) |
Tex. Const. art. I, § 26. |
Outlines rule |
|
Personal Property Leases |
TEX. BUS. & COM. CODE ch. 2A |
Governs and regulates |
|
Pest Control |
TEX. OCC. CODE ch 1951 |
Regulation |
|
Pipeline Disclosures |
TEX. PROP. CODE § 5.013 |
Required by seller of unimproved property |
|
Prenuptial Agreements |
TEX. FAM. CODE §§ 4.003, 4.006 |
Governs and allows contracts effecting real property |
|
Property (Marital, Community, Separate) |
TEX. FAM. CODE ch. 3 |
Governs |
|
Property Inspection |
Tex. Occ. Code ch. 1103 |
Licensing of inspectors |
|
Real Estate License Act |
TEX. OCC. CODE chs. 1101-1103 |
Regulation of brokers, inspectors and appraisals |
|
Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) |
12 U.S.C.A. §§ 2601-17 |
Requirements |
|
Receivers |
TEX. CIV. PRACT. & REM. CODE ch 64 |
Governs |
|
Redemption Rights |
TEX. TAX CODE § 34.21 TEX. PROP. CODE § 12.011 |
Procedures after tax foreclosure sale |
|
Registered Mail |
TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE § 136.001 |
Notice compliance |
|
Right of First Refusal - Condo Rejection Fee |
TEX. PROP. CODE § 5.015 |
Fee for written refusal not allowed |
|
Right of Rescission |
12 C.F.R. § 226.23 |
Rights in transactions involving principal residences |
|
Roadway Forming County Boundary |
TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE § 15.065 |
Jurisdiction |
|
Securities Acts |
TEX. REV. CIV. STAT. art. 581 §§ 1-39 |
Disclosures in real estate investments |
|
Security Agreements |
TEX. BUS. & COM. CODE ch. 9 |
Requirements |
|
Separate Property |
Tex. Const. art. XVI, § 15. |
Definition |
|
Sequestration |
Tex. R. Civ. P. 705, 708 |
Governs |
|
Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act |
See 50 U.S.C.A. App. §§ 501-91 |
Suspension of foreclosures |
|
Shopping Center Stores, Open on Sundays |
Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 53.001 |
Application in commercial establishments |
|
Statute of Frauds |
TEX. BUS. & COM. CODE § 26.01 |
Requirements of written contract |
|
Storm Water Permits |
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (or Clean Water Act), 33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1251-1377 |
Regulation and permitting |
|
Streets |
TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE §§ 16.005,16.015 |
Regulation of street closings |
|
Subdivisions |
TEX. LOC. GOV’T CODE ch. 232
|
Allows counties to establish requirements for platting |
|
Sub-Metering |
TEX. WATER CODE §§ 13.501-.506 |
Governs |
|
Surety |
TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE ch. 43 |
Governs |
|
Surveyor Liability |
TEX. PRAC. & REM. CODE § 16.011 |
10 years to sue on survey |
|
Surveying Requirements |
TEX. OCC. CODE ch. 1071; 22 TEX. ADMIN. CODE chs. 661-665 |
Regulation |
|
Survival of Representations and Warranties |
TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE § 16.070 |
Contractual limitations |
|
Swimming Pools |
TEX. HEALTH & SAFETY CODE ch. 757 |
Fencing requirements |
|
Taxes |
Tex. Const. art. VIII. TEX. TAX CODE chs. 26, 31 |
Governs guidelines and regulations for property appraisal and assessment |
|
Texas Department of Housing and Community |
40 TEX. ADMIN. CODE ch. 19, subch. D |
Regulates design of elderly housing |
|
Title Insurance |
TEX. INS. CODE tit. 11 |
Governs |
|
Towing of Motor Vehicles |
TEX OCC. CODE ch. 2308 |
Provisions impacting parking spaces and towing |
|
Trademark and Trade Name Rights |
TEX. BUS. & COM. CODE ch. 16 |
Governs |
|
Trespass by Sign |
TEX CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE § 80.002 |
Regulates |
|
Trespass to Try Title |
TEX. PROP. CODE ch. 22 |
Procedures |
|
Truth in Lending |
15 U.S.C.A. § 1601- 67e 12 C.F.R. Part 226 |
Disclosures |
|
Unauthorized Practice of Law |
TEX. GOV’T CODE ch. 83 |
Regulates preparation of real estate documents |
|
Underground and Aboveground Storage Tanks |
30 TEX. ADMIN. CODE § 334.7 & 334.9 40 C.F.R. §§ 280.10-.116. |
Criteria, regulation and disclosure |
|
Usury |
TEX. FIN. CODE § 305 12 U.S.C.A. §1735f-7 |
Parameters |
|
Utility District Disclosures |
TEX. WATER CODE § 49.452 |
Disclosures |
|
Utility Sub-metering and Non-metering |
TEX. WATER CODE §§ 13.501, 13.5031 |
Criteria for pass through by landlord |
|
Variable Interest Rates |
12 U.S.C.A. §§ 3801-06 |
Regulation |
|
Venue |
TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE § 15.011 & 15.0115 |
Actions effecting real estate |
|
Watercourse Forming County Boundary |
TEX. PRAC. & REM. CODE § 15.065 |
Jurisdiction |
|
Wetlands |
33 U.S.C.A. § 1344 |
Regulation |
|
Wills and Estates |
TEX. EST. CODE § 257.001 |
Muniments of title |
|
Zoning |
Tex. Loc. Gov’t Code ch. 211 |
Authority of municipality to regulate |