{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-54.040","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 54.040","heading":"LIEN; ABSTRACT.","body":"(a) An order issued under Section 54.036, including any civil penalties assessed under Section 54.036(5), is enforceable in the same manner as provided in Sections 214.001(k), (m), (n), and (o). An abstract of judgment shall be ordered against all parties found to be the owners of the subject property or in possession of that property.\n(b) A lienholder does not have standing to bring a proceeding under Section 54.039 on the ground that the lienholder was not notified of the proceedings before the commission panel or was unaware of the condition of the property, unless the lienholder had first appeared before the commission panel and entered an appearance in opposition to the proceedings.\nAdded by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1113, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1141 (H.B. 2647), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. ORGANIZATION OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE D. GENERAL POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES","CHAPTER 54. ENFORCEMENT OF MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES","SUBCHAPTER C. QUASI-JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT OF HEALTH AND SAFETY ORDINANCES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.54.htm#54.040","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"1b944e04351f97b10df8b0a18070c51d10e9aff38d235fafb7004c0e7b6397b5","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-54.039","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-54.041"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}