Texas Transportation Code 315.074 – Certificate of Obligation
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(a) The governing body of a municipality may provide that:
(1) a contractor to whom work is let under this chapter may recover the costs assessed against abutting property and the owners of abutting property only from the property or property owners; and
(2) the municipality has no liability for the costs.
(b) The governing body may also authorize assignable certificates against abutting property or owners of abutting property.
Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 315.074
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) A recital in a certificate that states that the procedure for making the lighting improvement was in compliance with law and that all prerequisites to imposing the lien and to creating the personal liability of the property owner were performed is prima facie evidence in all courts that the procedure and prerequisites were performed as stated in the certificate.
(d) A certificate authorized under this section shall be:
(1) executed by the municipality’s chief executive; and
(2) attested with the corporate seal by the municipal secretary or other officer designated by the governing body.