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File a Memorandum of Contract in Texas
Under contract on a Texas property and want to make sure the seller can't quietly sell to someone else? Recording a memorandum of contract puts the public on constructive notice of your equitable interest. Jurably prepares, notarizes, and records it for you.
How it works in Texas
A memorandum is a short instrument recorded in the county real-property records. It references the parties and the property and gives notice that a purchase contract exists — without disclosing the price or terms. Once recorded, a title search turns it up as an exception, which practically stops a clean sale to anyone else while your contract is live. It is lawful notice of a genuine, executed contract — not a lien and not a pressure tactic.
Texas has a specific statute for this. Under Property Code §12.020, a residential memorandum must be accompanied by a certified-mail notice to the owner and a recorded sworn certificate of mailing, with a 45-day owner release-by-affidavit window. Jurably automates the §12.020 process — see the Texas §12.020 guide.
Recording across Texas
Texas has 254 counties, 8 of which support electronic recording. Jurably routes each filing to whichever rail the county uses — e-recording where available, certified mail on the paper rail everywhere else — then returns your recorded instrument.
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Under contract in Texas? Lock it down.
Upload your signed contract — Jurably files a compliant memorandum and returns the recorded instrument.