Texas § LG.212.154 - LIMITATION ON ENFORCEMENT
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§ LG.212.154. LIMITATION ON ENFORCEMENT
LIMITATION ON ENFORCEMENT. A restriction contained in a plan, plat, or other instrument that was properly recorded before August 30, 1965, may be enforced as provided by Section 212.153 , but a violation of a restriction that occurred before that date may not be enjoined or abated by the municipality as long as the nature of the violation remains unchanged. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Renumbered from Local Government Code Sec. 230.004 and amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 12.002(1), eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Renumbered from Local Government Code Sec. 212.134 and amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(107), 3(33), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
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