Texas § 200.161 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR OBLIGATIONS.

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§ 200.161 — LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR OBLIGATIONS.

Texas § 200.161

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Tex. Business Organizations Code Code Ann. § 200.161 (2026).

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Sec. 200.161. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR OBLIGATIONS.

(a)A holder of shares, an owner of any beneficial interest in shares, or a subscriber for shares whose subscription has been accepted is not under an obligation to the real estate investment trust or its obligees with respect to:

(1)the shares, other than the obligation to pay to the real estate investment trust the full amount of consideration, fixed in compliance with Sections 200.104-200.108, for which the shares were or are to be issued;

(2)any contractual obligation of the real estate investment trust on the basis that the holder, beneficial owner, or subscriber is or was the alter ego of the real estate investment trust or on the basis of actual or constructive fraud, a sham to perpetrate a fraud, or other similar theory; or (

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Sec. 200.161. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR OBLIGATIONS. (a) A holder of shares, an owner of any beneficial interest in shares, or a subscriber for shares whose subscription has been accepted is not under an obligation to the real estate investment trust or its obligees with respect to:
(1) the shares, other than the obligation to pay to the real estate investment trust the full amount of consideration, fixed in compliance with Sections 200.104-200.108, for which the shares were or are to be issued;
(2) any contractual obligation of the real estate investment trust on the basis that the holder, beneficial owner, or subscriber is or was the alter ego of the real estate investment trust or on the basis of actual or constructive fraud, a sham to perpetrate a fraud, or other similar theory; or
(3) any obligation of the real estate investment trust on the basis of the failure of the real estate investment trust to observe any formality, including the failure to:
(A) comply with this code or the declaration of trust or bylaws of the real estate investment trust; or
(B) observe any requirement prescribed by this code or the declaration of trust or bylaws of the real estate investment trust for acts to be taken by the real estate investment trust or its trust managers or shareholders.
(b) Subsection (a)(2) does not prevent or limit the liability of a holder, beneficial owner, or subscriber if the obligee demonstrates that the holder, beneficial owner, or subscriber caused the real estate investment trust to be used for the purpose of perpetrating and did perpetrate an actual fraud on the obligee primarily for the direct personal benefit of the holder, beneficial owner, or subscriber.