Property Code §5.001

In force on Nov 10, 2026 · this text took effect Jan 01, 1984 · same as today's text

FEE SIMPLE

(a) An estate in land that is conveyed or devised is a fee simple unless the estate is limited by express words or unless a lesser estate is conveyed or devised by construction or operation of law. Words previously necessary at common law to transfer a fee simple estate are not necessary. (b) This section applies only to a conveyance occurring on or after February 5, 1840.

History: Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3480, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.

Source: the Legislature's file server, seen Nov 08, 2026.

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Effective Jan 01, 1984 · seen Nov 2026–Nov 2026

Attorney General opinions that cite it

JM-1170: Conveyance of land from the and Public Transportation Texas Department of Corrections Dewitt C. Greer State Highway Building to the State Department of Highways and Public Transporta- 11th h Brazes tion

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