Texas § 70.502 AMOUNT OF LIEN.

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§ 70.502 — AMOUNT OF LIEN.

Texas § 70.502

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Tex. Property Code Code Ann. § 70.502 (2026).

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Sec. 70.502. AMOUNT OF LIEN. The amount of a landowner's lien under this subchapter is equal to the lesser of:

(1)the fair market value of the motor vehicle on the date the landowner's fence is damaged; or

(2)the actual cost incurred by the landowner to:

(A)repair the fence;

(B)recapture any livestock or other animals that escaped as a direct result of the damage to the fence; and

(C)have the vehicle towed from the property and stored.

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Sec. 70.502. AMOUNT OF LIEN. The amount of a landowner's lien under this subchapter is equal to the lesser of:
(1) the fair market value of the motor vehicle on the date the landowner's fence is damaged; or
(2) the actual cost incurred by the landowner to:
(A) repair the fence;
(B) recapture any livestock or other animals that escaped as a direct result of the damage to the fence; and
(C) have the vehicle towed from the property and stored.