Texas Property Code
§ 52.0012 — RELEASE OF RECORD OF LIEN ON HOMESTEAD PROPERTY
PR § 52.0012Title 5. EXEMPT PROPERTY AND LIENS · Part B. LIENS · Ch. 52. JUDGMENT LIEN · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section:
(1)"Homestead" has the meaning assigned by Section 41.002.
(2)"Judgment debtor" and "judgment creditor" have the meanings assigned by Section 31.008(h), Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
(b)A judgment debtor may file in the real property records of the county in which the judgment debtor's homestead is located:
(1)an affidavit that substantially complies with Subsection (f); and
(2)a certificate of mailing that substantially complies with Subsection (g). (b-1) A judgment debtor who files an affidavit under Subsection (b) shall send a letter notifying the judgment creditor of the filing of the affidavit and a copy of the filed affidavit by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to:
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Legislative history
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 893 (H.B. 3115), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.