Tex. Property Code § 223.007
This is the official text of Tex. Property Code § 223.007, part of Texas’s Property Code — governs real property, landlord-tenant law, and property transactions.
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§ 223.007. ENFORCEMENT.
Official statutory text
(a) A violation of this chapter is a deceptive trade practice actionable under Subchapter E, Chapter 17, Business & Commerce Code.
(b) A court that finds a violation of this chapter may enjoin a managing entity or a person affiliated with the managing entity from taking action in furtherance of development of or construction on residential property used in a residential arrangement subject to an action under this section, including:
(1) filing a petition with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for the creation of a municipal utility district under Chapter 49, Water Code;
(2) taking action in connection with a petition for the creation of a district described by Subdivision (1) filed with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality before the issuance of the injunction; or
(3) receiving, directly or indirectly, any public money or benefit.
(b) A court that finds a violation of this chapter may enjoin a managing entity or a person affiliated with the managing entity from taking action in furtherance of development of or construction on residential property used in a residential arrangement subject to an action under this section, including:
(1) filing a petition with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for the creation of a municipal utility district under Chapter 49, Water Code;
(2) taking action in connection with a petition for the creation of a district described by Subdivision (1) filed with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality before the issuance of the injunction; or
(3) receiving, directly or indirectly, any public money or benefit.
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