Sec. 1201.2075. CONVERSION FROM PERSONAL PROPERTY TO REAL PROPERTY  


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  • (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or Section 1201.206(k), the department may not issue a statement of ownership and location for a manufactured home that is being converted from personal property to real property until:

    (1) each lien on the home is released by the lienholder; or

    (2) each lienholder gives written consent, to be placed on file with the department.

    (b) The department may issue a statement of ownership and location before the release of any liens or the consent of any lienholders as required by this section if the department releases a certified copy of the statement to:

    (1) a licensed title insurance company that has issued a commitment to issue a title insurance policy covering all prior liens on the home in connection with a loan that the title company has closed; or

    (2) a federally insured financial institution or licensed attorney who has obtained from a licensed title insurance company a title insurance policy covering all prior liens on the home.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 338, Sec. 16, eff. June 18, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 863 , Sec. 27, eff. January 1, 2008.