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Texas Local Government Code - LOC GOV'T § 214.909. Document Verifying Certificate of Occupancy

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A municipality shall issue a document to the owner of a building verifying that the municipality has issued an original certificate of occupancy for the building if:

(1) the owner requests the document;  and

(2) the municipality has a record of issuing the original certificate of occupancy for the building.

(b) A municipality may not adopt or enforce an ordinance, regulation, or other measure that requires the owner of a building issued a document described by Subsection (a) for the building to obtain or display the original certificate of occupancy for the building.

(c) A municipality must allow the owner of a building to display a document described by Subsection (a) issued for the building in lieu of the building's original certificate of occupancy.

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