This form sets out the mandatory notice under Tex. Water Code § 54.016(h)(4). If the real property is located in a water or sanitary sewer district that entered into a contract with a city, other than a city with a population of more than one million in a county of more than two million, that allows the city to set rates in the district after annexation that are different from rates charged to other residents of the city, the seller at or before closing must deliver a separate written notice, executed and acknowledged by the seller, containing the information in this notice. The purchaser must sign the notice to evidence receipt. Tex. Water Code § 49.452(g)–(p) applies to this notice provision, including the purchaser’s right to seek damages if the sale or conveyance of the property is not made in compliance with this statute.
Notice to Purchaser of Property Located in
Certain Annexed Water Districts
The real property that is being conveyed is subject to the following [water/sewer/water and sewer] rates and adjustments:
1.the basis on which the monthly [water/sewer/water and sewer] rate is to be charged under the contract stated as a percentage of the [water/sewer/water and sewer] rates of the city is [percent] percent;
2.length of time such rates will be in effect is [time period]; and
3.the time or conditions of annexation by the city implementing such rates are [describe conditions and period of annexation].
[Name of seller]
Date:
[Name of purchaser]
Date:
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Include acknowledgment. |