# Tex. Local Government Code § 214.004: SEIZURE AND SALE OF PROPERTY TO RECOVER EXPENSES

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C214_S214.004

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Local Government Code § 214.004
- **Heading:** SEIZURE AND SALE OF PROPERTY TO RECOVER EXPENSES
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 214 / Section 214.004

## Text

A Type A general-law municipality or home-rule municipality may foreclose a lien on property under this subchapter:

(1) in a proceeding relating to the property brought under Subchapter E, Chapter 33, Tax Code; or

(2) in a judicial proceeding, if:

(A) a building or other structure on the property has been demolished;

(B) a lien for the cost of the demolition of the building or other structure on the property has been created and that cost has not been paid more than 180 days after the date the lien was filed; and

(C) ad valorem taxes are delinquent on all or part of the property.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Local Government Code § 214.001 § 214.001. AUTHORITY REGARDING SUBSTANDARD BUILDING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C214_S214.001.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 214.002 § 214.002. REQUIRING REPAIR, REMOVAL, OR DEMOLITION OF BUILDING OR OTHER STRUCTURE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C214_S214.002.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 214.003 § 214.003. RECEIVER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C214_S214.003.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 214.004 § 214.004. SEIZURE AND SALE OF PROPERTY TO RECOVER EXPENSES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C214_S214.004.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 214.005 § 214.005. PROPERTY BID OFF TO MUNICIPALITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C214_S214.005.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 214.0011 § 214.0011. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY TO SECURE SUBSTANDARD BUILDING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C214_S214.0011.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 214.011 § 214.011. PLUMBING INSPECTOR.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C214_S214.011.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 214.012 § 214.012. SEWERS AND PLUMBING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C214_S214.012.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 214.0012 § 214.0012. JUDICIAL REVIEW.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C214_S214.0012.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 214.013 § 214.013. SEWER CONNECTIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C214_S214.013.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 214.014 § 214.014. DRAINS, SINKS, AND PRIVIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C214_S214.014.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 214.0015 § 214.0015. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY REGARDING SUBSTANDARD BUILDING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C214_S214.0015.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 214.015 § 214.015. SEIZURE AND SALE OF PROPERTY TO RECOVER EXPENSES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C214_S214.015.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 214.0031 § 214.0031. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY TO APPOINT RECEIVER FOR HAZARDOUS PROPERTIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C214_S214.0031.md)

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