Sec. 54.018.  ACTION FOR REPAIR OR DEMOLITION OF STRUCTURE.  (a)  The municipality may bring an action to compel the repair or demolition of a structure or to obtain approval to remove the structure and recover removal costs.
(b)  In an action under this section, the municipality may also bring:
(1)  a claim for civil penalties under Section 54.017; and
(2)  an action in rem against the structure that may result in a judgment against the structure as well as a judgment against the defendant.
(c)  The municipality may file a notice of lis pendens in the office of the county clerk.  If the municipality files the notice, a subsequent purchaser or mortgagee who acquires an interest in the property takes the property subject to the enforcement proceeding and subsequent orders of the court.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Amended by: 
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1054 (S.B. 173), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.