Tex. Property Code § 29.002
This is the official text of Tex. Property Code § 29.002, part of Texas’s Property Code — governs real property, landlord-tenant law, and property transactions.
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§ 29.002. PETITION FOR FORCED SALE.
Official statutory text
(a) A person, including a nonprofit organization, that owns an undivided interest in real property to which this chapter applies may file in the district court in a county in which the property is located a petition for a court order to require another owner of an undivided interest in that property to sell the other owner's interest in the property to the person if:
(1) the person has paid the other owner's share of ad valorem taxes imposed on the property for any three years in a five-year period or, in the case of a nonprofit organization, has paid the other owner's share of ad valorem taxes imposed on the property for any two years in a three-year period; and
(2) the other owner has not reimbursed the person for more than half of the total amount paid by the person for the taxes on the owner's behalf.
(b) The petition must contain:
(1) a description of the property;
(2) the name of each known owner of the property;
(3) the interest held by each known owner of the property;
(4) the total amount paid by the petitioner for the defendant's share of ad valorem taxes imposed on the property; and
(5) if applicable, the amount paid by the defendant to the petitioner to reimburse the petitioner for paying the defendant's share of ad valorem taxes imposed on the property.
(1) the person has paid the other owner's share of ad valorem taxes imposed on the property for any three years in a five-year period or, in the case of a nonprofit organization, has paid the other owner's share of ad valorem taxes imposed on the property for any two years in a three-year period; and
(2) the other owner has not reimbursed the person for more than half of the total amount paid by the person for the taxes on the owner's behalf.
(b) The petition must contain:
(1) a description of the property;
(2) the name of each known owner of the property;
(3) the interest held by each known owner of the property;
(4) the total amount paid by the petitioner for the defendant's share of ad valorem taxes imposed on the property; and
(5) if applicable, the amount paid by the defendant to the petitioner to reimburse the petitioner for paying the defendant's share of ad valorem taxes imposed on the property.
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