Sec. 63.004.  REFINANCING OF LIEN.  (a)  A person who provides funds to refinance a lien secured by a manufactured home is subrogated to the lien position of the previous lienholder.
(b)  If the holder of a lien secured by a manufactured home transfers loan or credit advance documents to a lender refinancing the lien, that lender and a title insurance company, title insurance agent or direct operation, or attorney to whom the loan or credit advance documents are delivered holds the loan or credit advance documents in trust for that lienholder.  In this subsection, "direct operation" has the meaning assigned by Section 2501.003, Insurance Code.
(c)  A lien that is converted to a purchase money lien on real property under Section 63.003, or a lien for the debt for new improvements thereon under Section 63.005, may be refinanced with another lien on the real property to which the manufactured home is permanently attached as provided by Section 2.001.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 742, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Renumbered from Sec. 62.004 and amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 21.001(96) and Sec. 21.002(16), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1055, Sec. 6, eff. Jan. 1, 2002;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 3(38), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by: 
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 11.159, eff. September 1, 2005.