Texas Local Government Code 217.022 – Nuisance
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Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 217.022
- Municipality: means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
The governing body of the municipality shall prevent to the extent practicable any nuisance within the limits of the municipality and shall have each nuisance removed at the expense of the person who is responsible for the nuisance or who owns the property on which the nuisance exists.