Opinion No.

The Honorable Fred Hill Chair, Committee on Local Government Ways and Means Texas House of Representatives Post Office Box 2910 Austin, Texas 78768-2910

Re: Whether the placement of one-party foreclosable contractual liens on land by a developer that supersede the homestead rights created in article XVI, section 50 of the Texas Constitution violates the Texas Homestead Act (RQ-0236-GA)

Dear Representative Hill:

You have asked a specific question: "Whether the placement of one-party foreclosable contractual liens on the land by the developer that supersede the homestead rights created in…