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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) A trustee who conveys title to real property for which, at the time of the conveyance, a RICO lien notice naming a person who, to the actual knowledge of the trustee, holds a beneficial interest in the trust has been filed in the county where the real property is situated is liable to the state for the greatest of:
(1) the amount of proceeds received directly by the person named in the notice as a result of the conveyance;
(2) the amount of proceeds received by the trustee as a result of the conveyance and distributed to the person named in the notice; or
(3) the fair market value of the interest of the person named in the notice in the real property conveyed.
(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a)(3), if a trustee conveys the real property and holds the proceeds that would otherwise be paid or distributed to the beneficiary or at the direction of the beneficiary or the beneficiary's designee, the trustee's liability does not exceed the amount of the proceeds held for so long as the proceeds are held by the trustee.
(c) An investigative agency may bring a civil action in any district court against a trustee to recover from the trustee the amount described by Subsection (a) and is entitled to recover investigative costs and attorney's fees incurred by the investigative agency.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Property Code - PROP § 68.058. Liability of Trustee for Conveyance of Title - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/property-code/prop-sect-68-058/
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