Texas Local Government Code
§ 214.001 — AUTHORITY REGARDING SUBSTANDARD BUILDING
LG § 214.001Title 7. REGULATION OF LAND USE, STRUCTURES, BUSINESSES, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES · Part A. MUNICIPAL REGULATORY AUTHORITY · Ch. 214. MUNICIPAL REGULATION OF HOUSING AND OTHER STRUCTURES · Art. A. DANGEROUS STRUCTURES
Statute text
View on source(a)A municipality may, by ordinance, require the vacation, relocation of occupants, securing, repair, removal, or demolition of a building that is:
(1)dilapidated, substandard, or unfit for human habitation and a hazard to the public health, safety, and welfare;
(2)regardless of its structural condition, unoccupied by its owners, lessees, or other invitees and is unsecured from unauthorized entry to the extent that it could be entered or used by vagrants or other uninvited persons as a place of harborage or could be entered or used by children; or
(3)boarded up, fenced, or otherwise secured in any manner if:
(A)the building constitutes a danger to the public even though secured from entry; or
(B)the means used to secure the building are inadequate to prevent unauthorized entry or use of the building in the manner described by Subdivision (2).
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Legislative history
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 370 (S.B. 352), Sec. 3, eff. June 15, 2007. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1323 (H.B. 3128), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1273 (H.B. 36), Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 2019.