Texas Property Code
§ 11.003 — GRANTEE'S ADDRESS
PR § 11.003Title 3. PUBLIC RECORDS · Ch. 11. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO PUBLIC RECORDS
Statute text
View on source(a)An instrument executed after December 31, 1981, conveying an interest in real property may not be recorded unless:
(1)a mailing address of each grantee appears in the instrument or in a separate writing signed by the grantor or grantee and attached to the instrument; or
(2)a penalty filing fee equal to the greater of $25 or twice the statutory recording fee for the instrument is paid.
(b)The validity of a conveyance as between the parties is not affected by a failure to include an address of each grantee in the instrument or an attached writing.
(c)Payment of a filing fee and acceptance of the instrument by the county clerk for recording creates a conclusive presumption that the requirements of this section have been met.
Legislative history
Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3487, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.