Terms Used In Texas Property Code Chapter 81 > Subchapter C - Condominium Management

• Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
• Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
• 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}
• Effects: includes all personal property and all interest in that property. See Texas Government Code 312.011
• Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
• Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
• Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.