Texas § TN.315.061 - AUTHORITY TO ASSESS COSTS
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§ TN.315.061. AUTHORITY TO ASSESS COSTS
AUTHORITY TO ASSESS COSTS. (a) A municipality may assess against owners of abutting property who will specially benefit from lighting improvements the entire cost, including labor and material, of installing the improvements. (b) A municipality may impose a lien against abutting property to secure the payment of the assessment against that property. (c) Costs may not be assessed against any property or property owner and personal liability for costs may not be finally determined until after the hearing under Section 315.066 and the adjustment of equities between or among abutting property owners under Section 315.063 . Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
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Section TN.315.061 ("AUTHORITY TO ASSESS COSTS") 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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