Tex. Insurance Code § 862.055
This is the official text of Tex. Insurance Code § 862.055, part of Texas’s Insurance Code — regulates insurance companies and the policies they sell.
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§ 862.055.
Official statutory text
Sec. 862.055. FIRE INSURANCE: INTEREST OF MORTGAGEE OR TRUSTEE. (a) The interest of a mortgagee or trustee under a fire insurance contract covering property located in this state may not be invalidated by:
(1) an act or neglect of the mortgagor or owner of the property; or
(2) the occurrence of a condition beyond the mortgagor's or owner's control.
(b) A provision of a contract that conflicts with Subsection (a) is void.
(1) an act or neglect of the mortgagor or owner of the property; or
(2) the occurrence of a condition beyond the mortgagor's or owner's control.
(b) A provision of a contract that conflicts with Subsection (a) is void.
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