Tex. Property Code § 70.502
This is the official text of Tex. Property Code § 70.502, part of Texas’s Property Code — governs real property, landlord-tenant law, and property transactions.
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§ 70.502. AMOUNT OF LIEN.
Official statutory text
The amount of a landowner's lien under this subchapter is equal to the lesser of:
(1) the fair market value of the motor vehicle on the date the landowner's fence is damaged; or
(2) the actual cost incurred by the landowner to:
(A) repair the fence;
(B) recapture any livestock or other animals that escaped as a direct result of the damage to the fence; and
(C) have the vehicle towed from the property and stored.
(1) the fair market value of the motor vehicle on the date the landowner's fence is damaged; or
(2) the actual cost incurred by the landowner to:
(A) repair the fence;
(B) recapture any livestock or other animals that escaped as a direct result of the damage to the fence; and
(C) have the vehicle towed from the property and stored.
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