Real Property
Filing Fee:
$16.00 for the 1st page
$4.00 for each additional page
(a) An instrument
executed after December 31,
1981, conveying an interest in real property may not be
recorded unless:
(1) a mailing address of each grantee appears in the
instrument or in a separate writing signed by the
grantor or grantee and attached to the instrument;
or
(2) a penalty filing fee equal to the greater of $25 or
twice the statutory recording fee for the instrument
is paid.
(b) The validity
of a conveyance as between the
parties is not affected by a failure to include an address
of each grantee in the instrument or an attached writing.
(c) Payment of a filing fee and acceptance of the
instrument by the county clerk for recording creates a
conclusive presumption that the requirements of this
section have been met.
ADDRESS REQUIREMENT
FOR RECORDING ABSTRACT
(PROPERTY CODE SECTION 52.0041)
(a) A judgment abstracted after September 1, 1993,
may not be recorded unless:
(1) a mailing address for each plaintiff or judgment
creditor appears on the abstract of judgment; or
(2) a penalty filing fee equal to the greater of $25 or
twice the statutory recording fee for the abstract is
paid.
(b) The validity
of an abstracted judgment as
between the parties is not affected by a failure to in-
clude an address for each plaintiff or judgment creditor
in the abstracted judgment.
(c) Payment of a filing fee and acceptance of the
abstract of judgment by a county clerk for recording
creates a conclusive presumption that the requirements
of this section have been met.
