(a) Any owner, lienholder or mortgagee of record of property jointly or severally aggrieved by an order of the building standards commission or municipal court issued under this article, may appeal the order by filing a verified petition in a Tarrant County civil district court.
(b) The petition must be filed by an owner, lienholder or mortgagee within 30 calendar days after the mailing of the building standards commission or municipal court order.
(c) If not timely appealed, the order of the building standards commission or municipal court becomes final as to the owners, lienholders and mortgagees upon the expiration of 30 calendar days after the mailing of the order.
(d) If the building standards commission or municipal court ordered the subject property to be demolished, then the appeal to the district court shall be by trial de novo. Otherwise appeal to the district court shall be governed by the procedures outlined in Tex. Local Government Code Chapters 54 or 214.
(e) Judicial review for proceedings under § 7-77.1.
(1) The city shall publish an abbreviated copy of the order in a newspaper of general circulation within ten calendar days of the mailing of the order. The order shall include the following:
a. The street address or legal description of the property;
b. The date of the hearing;
c. A brief statement indicating the content of the order; and
d. Instructions stating where a complete copy of the order may be obtained.
(2) A copy of the order shall be filed in the office of the city secretary.
(3) If no appeal is taken from the decision of the building standards commission within the required period, the decision of the building standards commission is, in all things, final and binding.
(4) Any owner, lienholder or mortgagee of record jointly or severally aggrieved by a decision of the building standards commission may appeal the decision by filing a verified petition in Tarrant County civil district court.
(5) A lienholder does not have standing to bring a proceeding under this subsection (e) on the grounds that the lienholder was not notified of the proceedings before the building standards commission or was unaware of the condition of the property, unless the lienholder had first appeared before the building standards commission and entered an appearance in opposition to the proceedings.
(6) The petition must be presented within 30 calendar days after the date a copy of the final decision of the building standards commission is mailed by first class mail, certified receipt requested, to all owners, lienholders and mortgagees of record.
(7) The appeal to the district court shall be governed by the procedures outlined in Tex. Local Government Code Chapter 54 or 214.
(Ord. 13743, § 1, passed 3-23-1999; Ord. 14629, § 1, passed 5-22-2001; Ord. 15503, § 3, passed 4-1-2003; Ord. 20104-03-2012, § 1, passed 3-20-2012; Ord. 21217-04-2014, § 3, passed 4-22-2014; Ord. 23577-03-2019, § 12, passed 3-19-2019)