{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-22.041","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Property Code § 22.041","heading":"PLEA FOR REMOVAL OF IMPROVEMENTS.","body":"(a) A defendant in a trespass to try title action who is not the rightful owner of the property in controversy may remove improvements made to the property if:\n(1) the defendant, and those under whom the defendant claims, possessed the property, and made permanent and valuable improvements to it, without intent to defraud; and\n(2) the improvements can be removed without substantial and permanent damage to the property.\n(b) The pleadings of a defendant who seeks to remove improvements must contain:\n(1) a statement that the defendant, and those under whom the defendant claims, adversely possessed the property, and made permanent and valuable improvements to it, without intent to defraud;\n(2) a statement identifying the improvements; and\n(3) an offer to provide a surety bond in an amount and conditioned as required by this section.\n(c) Before removing the improvements, the defendant must post a surety bond in an amount determined by the court, conditioned on the removal of the improvements in a manner that substantially restores the property to the condition it was in before the improvements were made.\nActs 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3511, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.","path":["PROPERTY CODE","TITLE 4. ACTIONS AND REMEDIES","CHAPTER 22. TRESPASS TO TRY TITLE","SUBCHAPTER C. REMOVAL OF IMPROVEMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.22.htm#22.041","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:37Z","sha256":"0683284df2f030638bcb0649b6aa4540b35ba802a0d8c3ac74a822f2ec3ac04e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-22.024","next":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-22.042"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}