Tex. Property Code § 65.002
This is the official text of Tex. Property Code § 65.002, part of Texas’s Property Code — governs real property, landlord-tenant law, and property transactions.
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§ 65.002. CONDITIONS FOR AUTHORITY TO ACT AS AGENT FOR CO-OWNER.
Official statutory text
A co-owner of residential property may act in the name of and on behalf of another co-owner, whether known or unknown, as the co-owner's statutory agent and attorney-in-fact for the purposes described by Section 65.004 if:
(1) the co-owner has occupied the property for more than five years;
(2) the co-owner has a residence homestead exemption for the property under Section 11.13, Tax Code;
(3) for the five years preceding the date the documents required by Section 65.003 are filed, the occupying co-owner has paid all assessed ad valorem taxes without delinquency and without contribution from the other co-owner; and
(4) the occupying co-owner files the documents required by Section 65.003.
(1) the co-owner has occupied the property for more than five years;
(2) the co-owner has a residence homestead exemption for the property under Section 11.13, Tax Code;
(3) for the five years preceding the date the documents required by Section 65.003 are filed, the occupying co-owner has paid all assessed ad valorem taxes without delinquency and without contribution from the other co-owner; and
(4) the occupying co-owner files the documents required by Section 65.003.
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