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Tex. Prop. Code § 21.043

DISPLACEMENT FROM DWELLING OR PLACE OF BUSINESS

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case G.P. Show Productions, Inc. v. Arlington Sports Facilities Development Authority, Inc. (1994)

Most recently applied in State v. Langley (August 2007)

Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3504, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff

(a) A property owner who is permanently physically displaced from the property owner's dwelling or place of business and who is not entitled to reimbursement for moving expenses under another law may recover, in addition to the property owner's other damages, the reasonable expenses of moving the property owner's personal property from the dwelling or place of business.

(b) A recovery under this section may not exceed the market value of the property being moved. The maximum distance of movement to be considered is 50 miles.

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