Texas § CV.5 - REVERSION OF TITLE TO ORIGINAL OWNER

§ CV.5. REVERSION OF TITLE TO ORIGINAL OWNER

REVERSION OF TITLE TO ORIGINAL OWNER. It is expressly provided that if any property acquired under authority of this Act is not used for the purpose of medical care, teaching, or research or essential ancillary and service activities, but use for such purposes is abandoned, title to the property shall revert to the original owner from whom such property was acquired by condemnation pursuant to this Act, or to his heirs, devisees, or assigns. Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, the power of eminent domain granted by this Act shall be exercised in accordance with Chapter 21 , Property Code. (b) If a charitable corporation to which this Act applies seeks to acquire any real property by condemnation or seeks to purchase any real property that the corporation intends to use in a manner that would not comply with any deed restriction that applies to the property immediately before the purchase, before the charitable corporation initiates condemnation proceedings or records the deed conveying title to the property the charitable corporation shall, in addition to providing any other notice required by law, provide written notice by certified mail to the owner of record, as recorded in the real property records of the county, of each unit of real property: (1) that the charitable corporation seeks to acquire or purchase; or (2) that is not more than 200 feet from any boundary of any unit of real property the charitable corporation seeks to acquire or purchase. Acts 1959, 56th Leg., p. 367, ch. 178, eff. Aug. 11, 1959. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 7 ), Sec. 6, eff. November 18, 2005. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 81 (S.B. 18 ), Sec. 22, eff. September 1, 2011.