Liens.
El Paso City Code § 2.38.130
in effect2.38.130 - Liens.
A. If the city incurs expenses to fulfill an order under this chapter the city may assess the expense and any ordered civil penalties against the owner and the real property. If the owner fails to satisfy the debt the city may place a lien against the real property the building was located on, pursuant to Texas Local Government Code Section 54.040 and Section 214.010(k), (m), and (o), unless it is a homestead.
B. The notice must contain the name and address of the owner if that information can be determined with diligent effort, a legal description of the real property on which the building was located, the amount of expenses incurred by the municipality, the balance due and that it accrues interest at a rate of ten percent a year from the assessment until paid in full.
C. The lien arises and attaches to the property at the time the notice of the lien is recorded in the El Paso real property records.
D. The lien will be superior to all judicial liens and inferior only to bona fide mortgage liens recorded prior to the filing of the notice of dangerous structure hearing.
E. The lien is extinguished when the amount is paid in full.
F. The city may also seek to reduce the civil penalty to judgment.
(Ord. No. 19112, § 1, 10-27-2020)
Source: City of El Paso, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/el_paso/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT2ADPE_CH2.38BUSTCO_2.38.130LIFetched: 10/28/2026