Safeguard Properties - Texas HB 3065

Texas HB 3065

Sunday, 17 May 2009

HB 3065 was filed on 3/10/09, read for the first time on 3/17 and referred to the House Urban Affairs Committee the same day. The Bill passed the House on 5/15 and now moves on to the Senate.
HB 3065 relates to municipal registration of vacant buildings; providing a penalty.

This bill proposes that a municipality may, by ordinance, require the owner of a vacant building to register the building by filing a completed registration form with a designated municipal official no later than the later of the 30th day after the date:
- the building becomes vacant; or
- the person becomes the owner of the building.
- Maximum registration fee is $250
"Owner" means the person that owns the real property on which a building is situated, according to: the real property records in the county where the property is located; or the records of the appraisal district in which the property is located. Registrations expire automatically on the first anniversary of the date the registration form is filed Registrations must be renewed within (30) days of expiration unless the property is no longer vacant.
If passed, the legislation would take effect January 1, 2010

About Safeguard
Safeguard Properties is the largest privately held field services company in the country. Located in Cleveland, Ohio and founded in 1990 by Robert Klein, Safeguard has grown from a regional preservation company with a few employees and a handful of contractors performing services in the Midwest, to a national company with over 700 employees. Safeguard is supported by a nationwide network of subcontractors able to perform any requested superintendence, preservation, and maintenance functions, as well as numerous ancillary services in the U.S., the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.