Sec. 232.152. ADMINISTRATIVE DETERMINATION. (a) In addition to the authority granted under Section 232.045 , a commissioners court may implement an expedited process to administratively determine that a platted lot is abandoned, unoccupied, and undeveloped if the lot: (1) has remained undeveloped for 25 years or more after the date the lot was platted; (2) is part of a subdivision in which 50 percent or more of the lots are undeveloped or unoccupied; (3) is part of a subdivision in which 50 percent or more of the lots are 10 acres or less in size; (4) had an assessed value of less than $1,000 as of January 1, 2021; and (5) as of January 1, 2021, was not valued for ad valorem taxation as land for agricultural use pursuant to Subchapter C , Chapter 23 , Tax Code. (b) The county does not have an ownership interest in any lot that is administratively determined to be abandoned, unoccupied, and undeveloped or that is placed in a receivership under this subchapter, except for any existing or future legal interest established by other law.
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