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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 711.037

LIEN AGAINST CEMETERY PROPERTY

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Laurel Land Memorial Park, Inc. Little Bethel Memorial Park` v. Dallas Central Appraisal District (1995)

Most recently applied in Laurel Land Memorial Park, Inc. Little Bethel Memorial Park` v. Dallas Central Appraisal District (October 1995)

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff

(a) A cemetery organization by contract may incur indebtedness as required to conduct its business and may secure the indebtedness by mortgage, deed of trust, or other lien against its property.

(b) A mortgage, deed of trust, or other lien placed on dedicated cemetery property, or on cemetery property that is later dedicated with the consent of the holder of the lien, does not affect the dedication and is subject to the dedication. A sale on foreclosure of the lien is subject to the dedication of the property for cemetery purposes.

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