Texas Administrative Code
Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION
Part 1 - GENERAL LAND OFFICE
Chapter 13 - LAND RESOURCES
Subchapter E - VACANCIES
Section 13.56 - Application for Good-Faith Claimant Status
Universal Citation: 31 TX Admin Code ยง 13.56
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) A necessary party may apply for good-faith claimant status not later than the 90th day after the date the commissioner issues a final order finding that a vacancy exists.
(b) Any person who wishes to assert status as a good-faith claimant must submit a good-faith claimant affidavit together with the applicable filing fees found in § 3.31(b) of this title (relating to Fees). The good-faith claimant affidavit is included in the vacancy application, which can be found on the agency's website at www.glo.texas.gov.
(c) The following documentation, if applicable, must be submitted with the good-faith claimant affidavit:
(1) certified copies of
the applicable county records supporting the good-faith claimant's
status;
(2) documentary evidence,
including, if appropriate, affidavits to establish past or present use or
occupation of the surface, subsurface or mineral estate of the land alleged to
be vacant;
(3) proof of color of
title or other muniment of title;
(4) documentary evidence of possession for a
period of at least ten (10) years;
(5) a description of the method of enclosure
and relevant information about the definite boundaries recognized in the
community, including a physical description of those boundaries and evidence of
their recognition; and
(6) a
statement of facts supporting a good-faith belief that the vacant land was
within legal boundaries that would have vested title in the claimant.
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