Texas Local Government Code 214.013 – Sewer Connections
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(a) A municipality may:
(1) provide for a sanitary sewer system; and
(2) require property owners to connect to the sewer system.
(b) If an owner does not connect to the sewer system, the municipality may:
(1) fix a lien against the owner’s property;
(2) charge the cost of the connection to the owner as a personal liability; and
(3) impose a penalty on the owner.
Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 214.013
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Municipality: means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005