"Foreclosure and Property Enforcement"
Class Content

1. Setting the Stage 
    a. Past as future: Texas cities have been here before 
    b. Understanding the Texas foreclosure process

2. Finding the Responsible Party
    a. Theory of property ownership and control
    b. Finding the owner or controller
    c. Outside information sources

3. Enforcement Techniques with Lenders
    a. Options for enforcement
    b. Physically securing the property
    c. Contacting lender staff
    d. Taking control of the timing
    e. Providing Notice

4. Nuisance Abatement and Expense Recovery
    a. Abatement process
    b. Filing Liens
    c. Selling liens to third parties

5. Special circumstance Properties 
    a. Government-owned properties
    b. Effect of bankruptcy
    c. Out-of-state lenders
    d. Limbo properties

6. Enforcement Resource Management
    a. Resource planning
    b. Knock-on effect of abandoned property
    c. Modifying the legal framework
    d. Local third-party resources