Tex. Local Government Code § 214.909
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 214.909, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 214.909. DOCUMENT VERIFYING CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.
Official statutory text
(a) A municipality shall issue a document to the owner of a building verifying that the municipality has issued an original certificate of occupancy for the building if:
(1) the owner requests the document; and
(2) the municipality has a record of issuing the original certificate of occupancy for the building.
(b) A municipality may not adopt or enforce an ordinance, regulation, or other measure that requires the owner of a building issued a document described by Subsection (a) for the building to obtain or display the original certificate of occupancy for the building.
(c) A municipality must allow the owner of a building to display a document described by Subsection (a) issued for the building in lieu of the building's original certificate of occupancy.
(1) the owner requests the document; and
(2) the municipality has a record of issuing the original certificate of occupancy for the building.
(b) A municipality may not adopt or enforce an ordinance, regulation, or other measure that requires the owner of a building issued a document described by Subsection (a) for the building to obtain or display the original certificate of occupancy for the building.
(c) A municipality must allow the owner of a building to display a document described by Subsection (a) issued for the building in lieu of the building's original certificate of occupancy.
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