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A second mortgage lien holder has the right to foreclose on your property even if the 1st mortgage holder is current on their payments. However, the 2nd lien holder must receive approval from the 1st lien holder to approve the foreclosure proceedings.
You can file your mechanics liens with the Travis County Clerk's Recording Division by postal mail, by courier, or in person. The County Clerk also accepts electronic filings of documents from an authorized eRecording submitter.
The Judicial Tax Sale is held the first Tuesday of each month at a.m. at the rear of the Travis County Courthouse, 1000 Guadalupe St., Austin, TX 78701. A Tax Foreclosure sale is a legal action the county takes as its final effort to collect delinquent property taxes.
The effect of foreclosure is to cut off and eliminate junior liens, including mechanic's liens, but not tax obligations.
Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code Section 16.035 places a 4-year statute of limitations on foreclosure actions though there are some exceptions to this law.
Redemption period for properties identified as agricultural use or homestead properties is two years. Redemption period for all other properties is six months. The redemption period begins on the date the deed is recorded.
The former owner will have to petition the county to turn over the surplus funds. If no one petitions to recover them, the surplus funds generally can be held by the county for two years before they are distributed to the taxing bodies that foreclosed on the property.
Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code Section 16.035 places a 4-year statute of limitations on foreclosure actions though there are some exceptions to this law.
In order to qualify for a non-judicial foreclosure, the lienholder must have a deed of trust with a "power of sale" clause, giving them the authority to sell the property. These foreclosures are governed by Section 51.002 of the Texas Property Code as well as the contractual documents.