Texas Property Code
§ 12.017 — TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY AFFIDAVIT AS RELEASE OF LIEN; CIVIL PENALTY
PR § 12.017Title 3. PUBLIC RECORDS · Ch. 12. RECORDING OF INSTRUMENTS
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section:
(1)"Mortgage" means a deed of trust or other contract lien on an interest in real property.
(2)"Mortgagee" means:
(A)the grantee of a mortgage;
(B)if a mortgage has been assigned of record, the last person to whom the mortgage has been assigned of record; or
(C)if a mortgage is serviced by a mortgage servicer, the mortgage servicer.
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Legislative history
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 997 (H.B. 3945), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 997 (H.B. 3945), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.