Tex. Property Code § 82.159
This is the official text of Tex. Property Code § 82.159, part of Texas’s Property Code — governs real property, landlord-tenant law, and property transactions.
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§ 82.159. RELEASE OF LIENS.
Official statutory text
Before conveying real property to an association, a declarant shall have that real property released from all liens the foreclosure of which would deprive unit owners of any right of access to or easement of support of the owners' units, and all other liens on that real property unless the condominium information statement describes certain real property that may be conveyed subject to liens in specified amounts.
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