Opinion No.

Office of the Attorney General — State of Texas John Cornyn The Honorable John Smithee Chair, Insurance Committee Texas House of Representatives P.O. Box 2910 Austin, Texas 78768-2910

Re: Collection of payments assessed by a public improvement district (RQ-0336-JC)

Dear Representative Smithee:

You inquire about the procedures for collecting delinquent special assessments under the Public Improvement District Assessment Act ("the Act"), chapter 372, subchapter A of the Local Government Code, in particular, whether a homestead may be subjected to forced sale for nonpayment of such assessments.…