Under federal law, the mortgage must be allowed to remain in effect without changes when it passes from one person to another because of a death.
He asked that the mandate be stripped from the law, and that the rest of it be allowed to remain in effect.
A federal judge declared Texas' ban unconstitutional in February but allowed it to remain in effect during the appeal process.
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court panel on Tuesday upheld most of a Republican-backed Texas law to punish "sanctuary cities," allowing it to remain in effect while the case is being fought in a lower court.
If Kennedy decides that HB2 should be allowed to stand and the other justices vote as expected, the court's 4-4 decision would uphold the ruling by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, allowing HB2 to remain in effect Texas.
Yes, the law is still on the books, thanks in part to a court order last month that allowed it to remain in effect ― with some caveats thrown in for those who may have trouble obtaining a voter card before the November election.
That means that in most cases, when the house is sold, the tenants will be required to vacate -- unless, of course, the buyer is an investor and willing to allow the lease to remain in effect.
The Supreme Court's guidance "prevents not only dawdling but intentional foot-dragging so as to allow the law to remain in effect for the November election," Hasen wrote.
The high court will allow the law to remain in effect while it hears the state's full appeal of a lower court decision blocking the law.
He allowed the law to remain in effect pending appeals, which are likely to end at the Supreme Court.
Therese M. Stewart, a San Francisco deputy city attorney, told the judges that allowing the licenses to remain in effect until the constitutional questions were resolved would not amount to "civilization coming to an end".
