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Tex. Prop. Code § 5.065 (2026)

Right To Cure Default

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Sec. 5.065. RIGHT TO CURE DEFAULT. Notwithstanding an agreement to the contrary, a purchaser in default under an executory contract for the conveyance of real property may avoid the enforcement of a remedy described by Section 5.064 by complying with the terms of the contract on or before the 30th day after the date notice is given under that section.

Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3485, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 994, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Renumbered from Property Code Sec. 5.063 and amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 693, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 2012–2026 · leading case: Stanley Shook// Terry Walden & Joy Walden v. Terry Walden & Joy Walden// Stanley Shook, Patrick Jaehne & S&J Endeavors, L.L.C., 368 S.W.3d 604 (Tex. App. 2012).
Stanley Shook// Terry Walden & Joy Walden v. Terry Walden & Joy Walden// Stanley Shook, Patrick Jaehne & S&J Endeavors, L.L.C., 368 S.W.3d 604 (Tex. App. 2012). “” See Tex. Prop.Code Ann. § 5.065. 25 • section 5.”
Gutierrez (S.D. Tex. 2026). · cites it 5× “On March 31, 2025, Plaintiff sued Defendants for breach of contract and alleged violations of Texas Property Code Section 5.065 in the 125th District Court of Harris County, Texas, as Case No.”
Freedman v. Shellpoint Mortg. Servicing (S.D. Tex. 2024). · cites it 3× “In its motion for summary judgment, Shellpoint argues that Freedman’s claims for breach of contract, under the Texas Property Code § 5.065, and for a declaratory judgment are barred.”
Frank Kamas v. Bay Mountain Fund I, LLC (Tex. App. 2023). “Kamas sued Bay Mountain on July 31, 2020, and asserted claims for breach of contract, common law fraud, violation of Texas Property Code section 5.065, violations of the Texas Debt Collection Act, and agency and respondeat superior.”
Gamble v. Carrington Mortg. Servs., LLC (S.D. Tex. 2023). “TEX. PROP. CODE § 5.065 (referring to the possibility of “a purchaser in default under an executory contract for the conveyance of real property” avoiding the enforcement of seller’s remedies under section 5.”
Hadley v. Carrington Mortg. Servs., LLC (S.D. Tex. 2024). “Defendant now moves for summary judgment, contending that: (1) Plaintiff's claims are barred by res judicata; (2) Plaintiff lacks standing to assert a claim for improper assignment of the loan; and (3) Plaintiff's breach of contract, Texas Debt Collection Act, and Texas Property…”
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