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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Before an obligation issued under this subchapter is offered for sale, the mayor and the municipal treasurer or finance commissioner, if authorized by an ordinance adopted by the governing body of the municipality, may execute an indenture or deed of trust that:
(1) makes effective the mortgage lien on any property pledged to secure payment of the principal of and interest on the obligation; and
(2) names a bank or banking institution with trust powers.
(b) The indenture or deed of trust may provide for a grant to a purchaser, under sale or foreclosure, of a franchise to operate the encumbered property for a term not to exceed 20 years from the date of purchase, subject to Subsection (c) and to all laws regulating the same then in force.
(c) The municipality may, at any five-year period within the 20-year term, repurchase the property designated in the franchise under reasonable terms and at a reasonable price, as stated in the encumbrance. This subsection does not apply to any land or property in a reclaimed area that is acquired from the municipality by an individual purchaser.
(d) The indenture or deed of trust shall be recorded in the deed of trust and mortgage records of each county in which any of the indentured property is located.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 1505.111. Execution of Indenture or Deed of Trust - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/government-code/gov-t-sect-1505-111/
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