(a) Allowable fee components. Under Texas Tax Code, §32.06(b),
a licensee may charge the following for filing the release:
(1) the actual cost charged by the county clerk for
filing the release;
(2) the actual cost of attorney's fees paid to an outside
attorney who is not an employee of the property tax lender for preparing
the release; and
(3) an administrative fee not to exceed $35 for services
related to filing provided by the property tax lender (e.g., costs
to mail or deliver release to county clerk or taxing unit(s)).
(b) Potential limitations on administrative fee. The
administrative fee provided by subsection (a)(3) of this section may
be limited by other law.
(c) Maximum aggregate fee. The maximum aggregate fee
for all of the items provided in subsection (a) of this section shall
not exceed $110.
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