Texas § PR.13.004 - EFFECT OF RECORDING LIS PENDENS
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§ PR.13.004. EFFECT OF RECORDING LIS PENDENS
EFFECT OF RECORDING LIS PENDENS. (a) A recorded lis pendens is notice to the world of its contents. The notice is effective from the time it is filed for record and indexed as provided by Section 12.007 (c), regardless of whether service has been made on the parties to the proceeding. (b) A transfer or encumbrance of real property involved in a proceeding by a party to the proceeding to a third party who has paid a valuable consideration and who does not have actual or constructive notice of the proceeding is effective, even though the judgment is against the party transferring or encumbering the property, unless a notice of the pendency of the proceeding has been recorded and indexed under that party's name as provided by Section 12.007 (c) in each county in which the property is located. Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3496, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 437 (S.B. 1187 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.
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Section PR.13.004 ("EFFECT OF RECORDING LIS PENDENS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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