Section 2306.229 - Documents Supporting Mortgage Loans(a) A mortgage loan shall be evidenced by a mortgage or deed of trust note or bond and by a mortgage that creates a lien on the housing development and on all real property that constitutes the site of or that relates to the housing development.(b) A note or bond and a mortgage or deed of trust:(1) must contain provisions satisfactory to the department;(2) must be in a form satisfactory to the department; and(3) may contain exculpatory provisions relieving the borrower or its principal from personal liability if the department agrees.(c) For each loan made for the development of multifamily housing with funds provided to the state under the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. Section 12701 et seq.), the department shall obtain a mortgagee's title policy in the amount of the loan. The department may not designate a specific title insurance company to provide the mortgagee title policy or require the borrower to provide the policy from a specific title insurance company. The borrower shall select the title insurance company to close the loan and to provide the mortgagee title policy.Tex. Gov't. Code § 2306.229
Amended By Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1341, Sec. 24, eff. 9/1/2007.Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1993.