§ 5.001 Fee Simple
§ 5.002 Failing as a Conveyance
§ 5.003 Partial Conveyance
§ 5.004 Conveyance by Authorized Officer
§ 5.005 Aliens
§ 5.006 Attorney’s Fees in Breach of Restrictive Covenant Action
§ 5.007 Vendor and Purchaser Risk Act
§ 5.008 Seller’s Disclosure of Property Condition
§ 5.009 Duties of Life Tenant
§ 5.010 Notice of Additional Tax Liability
§ 5.011 Seller’s Disclosure Regarding Potential Annexation
§ 5.012 Notice of Obligations Related to Membership in Property Owners’ Association
§ 5.013 Seller’s Disclosure of Location of Conditions Under Surface of Unimproved Real Property
§ 5.014 Notice of Obligations Related to Public Improvement District
§ 5.0141 Notice Required Before Contract Execution
§ 5.0142 Purchaser Signature Required
§ 5.0143 Recording of Notice At Closing
§ 5.0144 Reliance On Filed Service Plan
§ 5.0145 Suits for Damages
§ 5.016 Conveyance of Residential Property Encumbered by Lien
§ 5.019 Notice of Water Level Fluctuations
§ 5.020 Easements Restricting Possession of Firearms or Alcoholic Beverages Prohibited
§ 5.0205 Equitable Interest Disclosure

Terms Used In Texas Property Code Chapter 5 > Subchapter A - General Provisions

  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Life estate: A property interest limited in duration to the life of the individual holding the interest (life tenant).
  • Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
  • Mortgagor: The person who pledges property to a creditor as collateral for a loan and who receives the money.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Signature: includes the mark of a person unable to write, and "subscribe" includes the making of such a mark. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Signed: includes any symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Trustor: The person who makes or creates a trust. Also known as the grantor or settlor.