Sell Your Flower Mound House As-Is

Denton County or Tarrant County: the offices behind a Flower Mound sale

Flower Mound had an estimated 79,990 residents in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The Census places the town's residents in two counties: most in Denton County and the rest in Tarrant County. Which county your lot sits in decides who values it, who records its deed and where a foreclosure sale would be called.

To find out, look at the appraisal notice or tax statement you already receive. If you cannot find one, search your address on the Denton Central Appraisal District site. If it is not there, try the Tarrant Appraisal District.

• Denton County lots. Denton CAD sets the value. Its protest page gives the filing deadline as May 15 or 30 days after your notice was mailed, whichever is later. You file the protest with the Appraisal Review Board; that filing is what lets you schedule an informal meeting with the district or a hearing before the board. The Denton County Tax Assessor-Collector has a branch in town at the Southwest Courthouse, 6200 Canyon Falls Drive, Suite 600 (office list). Deeds are recorded by the County Clerk's Recording Division at 1450 E. McKinney St. in Denton.
• Tarrant County lots. Tarrant Appraisal District values the property. The Tarrant County tax office publishes the list of taxing units it collects for, and the Town of Flower Mound is not on it, so read your statement to see who bills the town's share. Deeds go to the Tarrant County Clerk, Room B20 of the courthouse at 100 W. Weatherford St. in Fort Worth.

For a Denton County account, a tax certificate lists the taxes, penalties and interest due. It costs $10, and the county notes it can be delayed when prior years or a lawsuit show on the account.

What the Town's code expects from an empty house

A house often sits empty while it is on the market. The Town's Property Maintenance Standards, in Chapter 14, Article XIII of the Code of Ordinances, include rules written for exactly that. Section 14-541 makes it an offense for the owner or occupant to fail to:

• keep the doors and windows of a vacant structure securely closed so no one can get in;
• keep the inside of a vacant structure free of rubbish and garbage;
• replace broken glass on the outside of the house or any accessory building;
• keep fences in good condition, not propped up or leaned against a pole or piece of lumber for support.

Under section 14-515, a violation that continues more than ten days after notice is a misdemeanor, with a fine of up to $500 per offense. Each day is a separate offense, up to a $5,000 total for one continuing violation, plus court costs.

When the Town does the work itself, the code follows the abatement steps in Chapter 34, Article II, Division 4. The written notice generally allows at least seven days. After the work, the Town sends a demand for its charges. If they are not paid within twenty days, it can file a statement of the charges with the clerk of the county where the property sits, which secures a lien. The charges carry interest at 10 percent a year, and the Town may sue or foreclose to collect. A filed lien turns up in a title search, so ask the Town for a payoff figure early if a crew has ever cleaned up your lot.

If a lender has scheduled a sale

In Texas, a foreclosure auction under a deed of trust is held on the first Tuesday of the month, and notice of the sale must be given at least 21 days before, under Property Code section 51.002. The sale takes place at the courthouse of the county where the land is located, so a Flower Mound house could be auctioned in one of two places:

• Denton County: the southwest corner of the Denton County Courts Building, 1450 E. McKinney St., in Denton. The county's foreclosure page explains that the clerk only file-marks and keeps the notices. Each trustee runs its own sale, and the start time is printed on the notice.
• Tarrant County: the base of the courthouse steps on the west side of 100 West Weatherford St. in downtown Fort Worth. The Tarrant County Clerk says the notices can be viewed on its official records search.

Check the notice for the date, time and trustee contact. A HUD-approved housing counselor or a Texas real estate attorney can walk you through your options before the sale. Our guide to selling before a foreclosure explains the timing.

Estates and rentals: which court handles what

When an owner dies, the probate case is filed in the county where that person lived, not automatically where the house is, under Estates Code section 33.001. Denton County has statutory probate courts; Probate Court No. 1, at 3900 Morse St., Suite 100, in Denton, probates wills and declares heirs when someone dies without one. Tarrant County residents are served by Tarrant County's statutory probate courts. Our page on selling an inherited house covers the steps heirs usually face.

If you own a Flower Mound rental and need the tenant out before you sell, Property Code section 24.0041 requires the eviction suit to be filed in the justice precinct where the property is. Denton County's precinct search page points you to the county's Landmark map, where a precinct search shows the right court for an address. Denton County residents can also ask Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas whether they qualify for help; its Denton office lists Denton County among the counties it serves.

Selling your Flower Mound house to Cash Home Advisors

You can sell as-is, without making repairs first. We pay all closing costs, and we can close in 7–14 days. Se habla español.

Request an offer or read how it works. If the house is already empty, our vacant house checklist and our post on utilities in a vacant house may help.

Local offices for this area

• Denton Central Appraisal District
• Denton County Tax Office locations (incl. Flower Mound)
• Denton County Clerk, Recording Division
• Tarrant County Clerk: Foreclosures
• Town of Flower Mound Code: Property Maintenance Standards
• Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas, Denton office

ZIP codes we buy in: 75022, 75028