§ 379E.001 Short Title
§ 379E.002 Applicability; Construction With Other Law
§ 379E.003 Definitions
§ 379E.004 Urban Land Bank Program
§ 379E.005 Qualified Participating Developer
§ 379E.006 Urban Land Bank Plan
§ 379E.007 Public Hearing On Proposed Plan
§ 379E.008 Private Sale to Land Bank
§ 379E.009 Subsequent Resale by Land Bank
§ 379E.010 Restrictions On Occupancy and Use of Property
§ 379E.011 Right of First Refusal
§ 379E.012 Open Records and Meetings
§ 379E.013 Records; Audit; Report

Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code Chapter 379E - Urban Land Bank Program

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • 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
  • Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Municipality: means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Probation officers: Screen applicants for pretrial release and monitor convicted offenders released under court supervision.
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005