Tex. Property Code § 208.009
This is the official text of Tex. Property Code § 208.009, part of Texas’s Property Code — governs real property, landlord-tenant law, and property transactions.
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§ 208.009. DEFENSE TO ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANT.
Official statutory text
An owner may not assert as a defense to the enforcement of a restrictive covenant that is part of a common scheme for preservation of historic property that the owner or a predecessor in title signed a blank signature page or similar procedural defect if the signature page was attached to a dedicatory instrument adopted by a historic neighborhood preservation association and:
(1) the dedicatory instrument has been recorded for more than two years; or
(2) the restrictive covenant is referenced in the owner's title insurance policy obtained by the owner when the property was purchased.
(1) the dedicatory instrument has been recorded for more than two years; or
(2) the restrictive covenant is referenced in the owner's title insurance policy obtained by the owner when the property was purchased.
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