{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-214.167","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 214.167","heading":"REVIEW OF REFUSAL TO ISSUE PERMIT.","body":"(a) An administrative refusal to issue a commercial building permit based on a violation of restrictions contained in a deed or other instrument is reviewable by a court of competent jurisdiction if, during the 90-day period after the day on which the permit is refused, the person contesting the refusal gives notice to the permit department that the suit has been filed.\n(b) If conditions in a subdivision change or if other legally sufficient reasons to modify the restrictions occur, a person who has been refused a commercial building permit may petition a court of competent jurisdiction to alter the restrictions to better conform to present conditions.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Renumbered from Sec. 230.017 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 12.002(5), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 7. REGULATION OF LAND USE, STRUCTURES, BUSINESSES, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES","SUBTITLE A. MUNICIPAL REGULATORY AUTHORITY","CHAPTER 214. MUNICIPAL REGULATION OF HOUSING AND OTHER STRUCTURES","SUBCHAPTER E. COMMERCIAL BUILDING PERMITS IN CERTAIN POPULOUS MUNICIPALITIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.214.htm#214.167","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"c2c3ec118d4f09cf28337138bb68694999b0231b0d4673292786cd3a9ec9ef6a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-214.166","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-214.168"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}