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Tex. Fin. Code § 345.357

PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN LIENS

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff

A retail installment contract or retail charge agreement may not provide for a first lien on real property to secure the obligation, other than a lien:

(1) created by law on the recording of an abstract of judgment; or

(2) provided for or granted by a contract or series of contracts for the sale or construction and sale of a structure to be used as a residence if the time price differential provided in the contract or agreement does not exceed an annual percentage rate permitted under this chapter or Chapter 303.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.