Authority of city attorney to accept immediate right of entry agreements under certain conditions.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 2-261
in effectSec. 2-261. - Authority of city attorney to accept immediate right of entry agreements under certain conditions.
Whenever an emergency exists requiring that the city obtain immediately the legal right to possession of all lands required for a certain public improvement or project and the Director of Houston Public Works shall certify that such an emergency exists, the city attorney is authorized to accept from any property owner whose land is required for such project an instrument granting the right of entry to the city and its contractors to take possession of the land and proceed with the construction of the improvement, which instrument may provide for the payment to the owner of interest at the legal rate from the date of the right of entry upon whatever compensation shall be paid him, either by purchase or condemnation award.
(Code 1968, § 2-146; Ord. No. 70-1754, § 1, 10-7-70; Ord. No. 90-635, § 6, 5-23-90; Ord. No. 93-514, § 4, 5-5-93; Ord. No. 2018-11, § 49, 1-10-2018)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH2AD_ARTVIILEDE_DIV1GE_S2-261AUATACIMRIENAGUNCECOFetched: 10/26/2026