Texas Statutes
Subtitle C - Regulation of Certain Types of Housing and Buildings
Chapter 1201 - Manufactured Housing

Section 1201.001. Short Title - Sec. 1201.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...

Section 1201.002. Legislative Findings and Purposes; Liberal Construction - Sec. 1201.002. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND PURPOSES; LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION. (a) The...

Section 1201.003. Definitions - Sec. 1201.003. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Advertisement" means a...

Section 1201.004. Definitions Binding - Sec. 1201.004. DEFINITIONS BINDING. The definitions of "mobile home," "HUD-code...

Section 1201.005. Consumer Waiver Void - Sec. 1201.005. CONSUMER WAIVER VOID. A waiver by a consumer...

Section 1201.006. Applicability of Business & Commerce Code - Sec. 1201.006. APPLICABILITY OF BUSINESS & COMMERCE CODE. The Business...

Section 1201.007. Exception for Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons - Sec. 1201.007. EXCEPTION FOR REAL ESTATE BROKERS AND SALESPERSONS. This...

Section 1201.008. Regulation by Municipality - Sec. 1201.008. REGULATION BY MUNICIPALITY. (a) A municipality may prohibit...

Section 1201.009. Electronic Means Authorized - Sec. 1201.009. ELECTRONIC MEANS AUTHORIZED. If feasible, any action required...

Section 1201.010. Electronic Public Records Required - Sec. 1201.010. ELECTRONIC PUBLIC RECORDS REQUIRED. The department shall provide...

Subchapter B. Department Powers and Duties

Section 1201.051. Administration and Enforcement of Chapter - Sec. 1201.051. ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF CHAPTER. The director shall...

Section 1201.052. General Rulemaking Authority - Sec. 1201.052. GENERAL RULEMAKING AUTHORITY. (a) The director shall adopt...

Section 1201.053. Rules Relating to Compliance With National Standards for Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety; State Plan - Sec. 1201.053. RULES RELATING TO COMPLIANCE WITH NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR...

Section 1201.054. Procedure for Adopting Rules - Sec. 1201.054. PROCEDURE FOR ADOPTING RULES. (a) Rules must be...

Section 1201.055. Inspection, Review, and Related Fees - Sec. 1201.055. INSPECTION, REVIEW, AND RELATED FEES. (a) With guidance...

Section 1201.056. License Fees - Sec. 1201.056. LICENSE FEES. (a) The board shall establish fees...

Section 1201.057. Instruction Fee - Sec. 1201.057. INSTRUCTION FEE. The board shall charge a fee...

Section 1201.058. Amount of Fees - Sec. 1201.058. AMOUNT OF FEES. (a) The board shall establish...

Section 1201.060. Venue for Hearing - Sec. 1201.060. VENUE FOR HEARING. A hearing under this chapter...

Section 1201.061. Cooperation With Local Governmental Units - Sec. 1201.061. COOPERATION WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL UNITS. The department shall...

Section 1201.062. Seal Property of Department - Sec. 1201.062. SEAL PROPERTY OF DEPARTMENT. A seal is the...

Subchapter C. Licensing

Section 1201.101. License Required - Sec. 1201.101. LICENSE REQUIRED. (a) A person may not construct...

Section 1201.102. Exceptions to License Requirement - Sec. 1201.102. EXCEPTIONS TO LICENSE REQUIREMENT. (a) A licensed installer...

Section 1201.1025. Exemption From Retailer's License Requirement - Sec. 1201.1025. EXEMPTION FROM RETAILER'S LICENSE REQUIREMENT. (a) Notwithstanding any...

Section 1201.103. License Application - Sec. 1201.103. LICENSE APPLICATION. (a) An applicant for a license...

Section 1201.1031. Criminal History Record Information Requirement for License - Sec. 1201.1031. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REQUIREMENT FOR LICENSE. (a)...

Section 1201.104. Qualifications for License - Sec. 1201.104. QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSE. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 1201.105. Security Required - Sec. 1201.105. SECURITY REQUIRED. (a) The department may not issue...

Section 1201.106. Security: Amount - Sec. 1201.106. SECURITY: AMOUNT. (a) An applicant for a license...

Section 1201.107. Security: Location - Sec. 1201.107. SECURITY: LOCATION. (a) A manufacturer, retailer, broker, or...

Section 1201.108. Security: Change in Ownership or Location - Sec. 1201.108. SECURITY: CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP OR LOCATION. (a) A...

Section 1201.109. Security: Cancellation or Other Impairment - Sec. 1201.109. SECURITY: CANCELLATION OR OTHER IMPAIRMENT. (a) If a...

Section 1201.110. Security: Duration - Sec. 1201.110. SECURITY: DURATION. The department shall maintain on file...

Section 1201.111. Exceptions to Security and Instruction Requirements - Sec. 1201.111. EXCEPTIONS TO SECURITY AND INSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS. (a) Notwithstanding...

Section 1201.113. Continuing Education Programs - Sec. 1201.113. CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS. (a) The board shall approve...

Section 1201.114. License Expiration - Sec. 1201.114. LICENSE EXPIRATION. Any license under this chapter is...

Section 1201.115. Notice of License Expiration - Sec. 1201.115. NOTICE OF LICENSE EXPIRATION. Not later than the...

Section 1201.116. Procedure for License Renewal - Sec. 1201.116. PROCEDURE FOR LICENSE RENEWAL. (a) The department shall...

Section 1201.117. Renewal of Expired License by Out-of-State Practitioner - Sec. 1201.117. RENEWAL OF EXPIRED LICENSE BY OUT-OF-STATE PRACTITIONER. (a)...

Section 1201.118. Rules Relating to Certain Persons - Sec. 1201.118. RULES RELATING TO CERTAIN PERSONS. The board shall...

Subchapter D. Practice

Section 1201.1505. Deposit on Specially Ordered Manufactured Homes - Sec. 1201.1505. DEPOSIT ON SPECIALLY ORDERED MANUFACTURED HOMES. A retailer...

Section 1201.151. Refunds - Sec. 1201.151. REFUNDS. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this...

Section 1201.1511. Real Property Appraisal and Title Work Expenses - Sec. 1201.1511. REAL PROPERTY APPRAISAL AND TITLE WORK EXPENSES. (a)...

Section 1201.152. Voidable Contract - Sec. 1201.152. VOIDABLE CONTRACT. (a) If a retailer purchases a...

Section 1201.1521. Rescission of Contract for Sale or Exchange of Home - Sec. 1201.1521. RESCISSION OF CONTRACT FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE OF...

Section 1201.153. Formaldehyde Health Notice - Sec. 1201.153. FORMALDEHYDE HEALTH NOTICE. (a) A retailer or manufacturer...

Section 1201.154. Sufficiency of Formaldehyde Health Notice; Retailer and Manufacturer Compliance - Sec. 1201.154. SUFFICIENCY OF FORMALDEHYDE HEALTH NOTICE; RETAILER AND MANUFACTURER...

Section 1201.155. Disclaimer of Implied Warranty - Sec. 1201.155. DISCLAIMER OF IMPLIED WARRANTY. The seller's proper provision...

Section 1201.156. Advertisement as Offer - Sec. 1201.156. ADVERTISEMENT AS OFFER. An advertisement relating to manufactured...

Section 1201.157. Retailer as Warehouse - Sec. 1201.157. RETAILER AS WAREHOUSE. (a) With respect to the...

Section 1201.158. Salesperson - Sec. 1201.158. SALESPERSON. A licensed salesperson may work only for...

Section 1201.159. Broker - Sec. 1201.159. BROKER. (a) Except as provided by Section 1201.456,...

Section 1201.161. Transportation of Manufactured Housing - Sec. 1201.161. TRANSPORTATION OF MANUFACTURED HOUSING. (a) Notwithstanding any other...

Section 1201.162. Disclosure by Retailer and Lender - Sec. 1201.162. DISCLOSURE BY RETAILER AND LENDER. (a) Before the...

Section 1201.164. Advance Copy of Sales Purchase Contract and Disclosure Statements; Offer by Retailer - Sec. 1201.164. ADVANCE COPY OF SALES PURCHASE CONTRACT AND DISCLOSURE...

Subchapter E. Manufactured Home Statements of Ownership

Section 1201.201. Definitions - Sec. 1201.201. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Certificate of attachment"...

Section 1201.202. Application of Chapter to Certain Certificates of Title or Liens - Sec. 1201.202. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER TO CERTAIN CERTIFICATES OF TITLE...

Section 1201.203. Forms; Rules - Sec. 1201.203. FORMS; RULES. (a) The board shall adopt rules...

Section 1201.204. Manufacturer's Certificate - Sec. 1201.204. MANUFACTURER'S CERTIFICATE. (a) A manufacturer's certificate must show:...

Section 1201.205. Statement of Ownership Form - Sec. 1201.205. STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP FORM. A statement of ownership...

Section 1201.2055. Election by Owner - Sec. 1201.2055. ELECTION BY OWNER. (a) In completing an application...

Section 1201.206. Application for Issuance of Statement of Ownership - Sec. 1201.206. APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP. (a)...

Section 1201.207. Issuance of Statement of Ownership - Sec. 1201.207. ISSUANCE OF STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP. (a) Except as...

Section 1201.2071. Exemption for Certain Emergency Housing - Sec. 1201.2071. EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN EMERGENCY HOUSING. (a) Sections 1201.204,...

Section 1201.2075. Conversion From Personal Property to Real Property - Sec. 1201.2075. CONVERSION FROM PERSONAL PROPERTY TO REAL PROPERTY. (a)...

Section 1201.2076. Conversion From Real Property to Personal Property - Sec. 1201.2076. CONVERSION FROM REAL PROPERTY TO PERSONAL PROPERTY. (a)...

Section 1201.208. Payment of Taxes Required for Issuance of Statement of Ownership - Sec. 1201.208. PAYMENT OF TAXES REQUIRED FOR ISSUANCE OF STATEMENT...

Section 1201.209. Grounds for Refusal to Issue or for Suspension or Revocation of Statement of Ownership - Sec. 1201.209. GROUNDS FOR REFUSAL TO ISSUE OR FOR SUSPENSION...

Section 1201.210. Procedure for Refusal to Issue or Suspension or Revocation of Statement of Ownership - Sec. 1201.210. PROCEDURE FOR REFUSAL TO ISSUE OR SUSPENSION OR...

Section 1201.212. Transfer of Ownership by Operation of Law - Sec. 1201.212. TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP BY OPERATION OF LAW. (a)...

Section 1201.213. Eligibility to Sign Right of Survivorship Agreement - Sec. 1201.213. ELIGIBILITY TO SIGN RIGHT OF SURVIVORSHIP AGREEMENT. (a)...

Section 1201.214. Document of Title; Certificate of Attachment - Sec. 1201.214. DOCUMENT OF TITLE; CERTIFICATE OF ATTACHMENT. (a) Effective...

Section 1201.216. Change in Use - Sec. 1201.216. CHANGE IN USE. (a) If the owner of...

Section 1201.217. Manufactured Home Abandoned - Sec. 1201.217. MANUFACTURED HOME ABANDONED. (a) The owner of real...

Section 1201.219. Perfection, Effect, and Release of Liens - Sec. 1201.219. PERFECTION, EFFECT, AND RELEASE OF LIENS. (a) A...

Section 1201.220. Report to Chief Appraiser - Sec. 1201.220. REPORT TO CHIEF APPRAISER. (a) The department shall...

Section 1201.221. Information on Ownership and Tax Lien - Sec. 1201.221. INFORMATION ON OWNERSHIP AND TAX LIEN. (a) On...

Section 1201.222. Certain Manufactured Homes Considered Real Property - Sec. 1201.222. CERTAIN MANUFACTURED HOMES CONSIDERED REAL PROPERTY. (a) A...

Subchapter F. Standards

Section 1201.251. Standards and Requirements Adopted by Board - Sec. 1201.251. STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS ADOPTED BY BOARD. (a) The...

Section 1201.252. Power of Local Governmental Unit to Adopt Different Standard - Sec. 1201.252. POWER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL UNIT TO ADOPT DIFFERENT...

Section 1201.253. Hearing on Standard or Requirement - Sec. 1201.253. HEARING ON STANDARD OR REQUIREMENT. The director shall...

Section 1201.255. Installation of Manufactured Housing - Sec. 1201.255. INSTALLATION OF MANUFACTURED HOUSING. (a) Except as authorized...

Section 1201.256. Wind Zone Regulations - Sec. 1201.256. WIND ZONE REGULATIONS. (a) Aransas, Brazoria, Calhoun, Cameron,...

Subchapter G. Inspections and Monitoring

Section 1201.301. State Inspectors - Sec. 1201.301. STATE INSPECTORS. (a) The director may employ state...

Section 1201.302. Inspection by Local Governmental Units - Sec. 1201.302. INSPECTION BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL UNITS. (a) To ensure...

Section 1201.303. Inspections - Sec. 1201.303. INSPECTIONS. (a) The director may inspect manufactured homes...

Section 1201.304. Inspection Search Warrants - Sec. 1201.304. INSPECTION SEARCH WARRANTS. If required by law or...

Section 1201.305. Program Monitoring - Sec. 1201.305. PROGRAM MONITORING. The director may enter into a...

Subchapter H. Warranties

Section 1201.351. Manufacturer's Warranty - Sec. 1201.351. MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY. (a) The manufacturer of a new...

Section 1201.352. Retailer's Warranty on a New HUD-Code Manufactured Home - Sec. 1201.352. RETAILER'S WARRANTY ON A NEW HUD-CODE MANUFACTURED HOME....

Section 1201.353. Notice of Need for Warranty Service - Sec. 1201.353. NOTICE OF NEED FOR WARRANTY SERVICE. (a) The...

Section 1201.354. Corrective Action Required - Sec. 1201.354. CORRECTIVE ACTION REQUIRED. The manufacturer, retailer, or installer,...

Section 1201.355. Consumer Complaint Home Inspection - Sec. 1201.355. CONSUMER COMPLAINT HOME INSPECTION. (a) If the manufacturer,...

Section 1201.356. Report and Order; Amendment; Compliance - Sec. 1201.356. REPORT AND ORDER; AMENDMENT; COMPLIANCE. (a) Not later...

Section 1201.357. Failure to Provide Warranty Service - Sec. 1201.357. FAILURE TO PROVIDE WARRANTY SERVICE. (a) If the...

Section 1201.358. Failure to Show Good Cause; Hearing Results - Sec. 1201.358. FAILURE TO SHOW GOOD CAUSE; HEARING RESULTS. (a)...

Section 1201.359. Application of Warranties if HUD-Code Manufactured Home Moved - Sec. 1201.359. APPLICATION OF WARRANTIES IF HUD-CODE MANUFACTURED HOME MOVED....

Section 1201.360. Warranty for HUD-Code Manufactured Home Permanently Attached to Real Property - Sec. 1201.360. WARRANTY FOR HUD-CODE MANUFACTURED HOME PERMANENTLY ATTACHED TO...

Section 1201.361. Installer's Warranty - Sec. 1201.361. INSTALLER'S WARRANTY. (a) For all installations, the installer...

Section 1201.362. Inspections Not Limited; Corrections - Sec. 1201.362. INSPECTIONS NOT LIMITED; CORRECTIONS. (a) Nothing in this...

Subchapter I. Manufactured Homeowner Consumer Claims Program

Section 1201.401. Manufactured Homeowner Consumer Claims Program - Sec. 1201.401. MANUFACTURED HOMEOWNER CONSUMER CLAIMS PROGRAM. (a) The department...

Section 1201.404. Consumer Compensation - Sec. 1201.404. CONSUMER COMPENSATION. (a) Except as otherwise provided by...

Section 1201.405. Limitations on Claims - Sec. 1201.405. LIMITATIONS ON CLAIMS. (a) The payment of actual...

Section 1201.406. Procedure for Recovery Under Manufactured Homeowner Consumer Claims Program - Sec. 1201.406. PROCEDURE FOR RECOVERY UNDER MANUFACTURED HOMEOWNER CONSUMER CLAIMS...

Section 1201.407. Disagreement of Parties; Informal Dispute Resolution Process - Sec. 1201.407. DISAGREEMENT OF PARTIES; INFORMAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS. (a)...

Section 1201.409. Payment by Surety or From Other Security - Sec. 1201.409. PAYMENT BY SURETY OR FROM OTHER SECURITY. (a)...

Section 1201.410. Information on Recovery Under Manufactured Homeowner Consumer Claims Program - Sec. 1201.410. INFORMATION ON RECOVERY UNDER MANUFACTURED HOMEOWNER CONSUMER CLAIMS...

Subchapter J. Used or Salvaged Manufactured Homes

Section 1201.451. Transfer of Good and Marketable Title Required - Sec. 1201.451. TRANSFER OF GOOD AND MARKETABLE TITLE REQUIRED. (a)...

Section 1201.452. Seal or Label Required - Sec. 1201.452. SEAL OR LABEL REQUIRED. (a) Except as otherwise...

Section 1201.453. Habitability - Sec. 1201.453. HABITABILITY. Manufactured housing is habitable only if: (1)...

Section 1201.454. Habitability: Prohibited Alteration or Replacement - Sec. 1201.454. HABITABILITY: PROHIBITED ALTERATION OR REPLACEMENT. A manufacturer, retailer,...

Section 1201.455. Written Disclosure and Warranty of Habitability Required - Sec. 1201.455. WRITTEN DISCLOSURE AND WARRANTY OF HABITABILITY REQUIRED. (a)...

Section 1201.456. Habitability: Exception to Warranty Requirement - Sec. 1201.456. HABITABILITY: EXCEPTION TO WARRANTY REQUIREMENT. The warranty requirement...

Section 1201.457. Habitability: Change to or From Nonresidential Use or Salvage - Sec. 1201.457. HABITABILITY: CHANGE TO OR FROM NONRESIDENTIAL USE OR...

Section 1201.458. Habitability: Exception for Certain Governmental or Nonprofit Entities - Sec. 1201.458. HABITABILITY: EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN GOVERNMENTAL OR NONPROFIT ENTITIES....

Section 1201.459. Compliance Not Required for Sale for Collection of Delinquent Taxes - Sec. 1201.459. COMPLIANCE NOT REQUIRED FOR SALE FOR COLLECTION OF...

Section 1201.460. Compliance Not Required for Lienholder - Sec. 1201.460. COMPLIANCE NOT REQUIRED FOR LIENHOLDER. (a) A holder...

Section 1201.461. Salvaged Manufactured Home; Criminal Penalty - Sec. 1201.461. SALVAGED MANUFACTURED HOME; CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) For the...

Subchapter K. Prohibited Practices

Section 1201.501. Prohibited Construction by Manufacturer - Sec. 1201.501. PROHIBITED CONSTRUCTION BY MANUFACTURER. A manufacturer may not...

Section 1201.502. Prohibited Shipping by Manufacturer - Sec. 1201.502. PROHIBITED SHIPPING BY MANUFACTURER. A manufacturer may not...

Section 1201.503. Prohibited Alteration - Sec. 1201.503. PROHIBITED ALTERATION. Before the sale to a consumer...

Section 1201.504. Prohibited Sale or Exchange - Sec. 1201.504. PROHIBITED SALE OR EXCHANGE. (a) A manufacturer may...

Section 1201.505. Prohibited Purchase - Sec. 1201.505. PROHIBITED PURCHASE. A retailer may not purchase for...

Section 1201.506. Credit - Sec. 1201.506. CREDIT. (a) A retailer or broker: (1) shall...

Section 1201.507. False or Misleading Information - Sec. 1201.507. FALSE OR MISLEADING INFORMATION. (a) A retailer or...

Section 1201.508. Down Payment - Sec. 1201.508. DOWN PAYMENT. (a) A retailer may not state...

Section 1201.509. Prohibited Retention of Deposit - Sec. 1201.509. PROHIBITED RETENTION OF DEPOSIT. A retailer, salesperson, or...

Section 1201.510. Prohibited Installation of Air Conditioning Equipment - Sec. 1201.510. PROHIBITED INSTALLATION OF AIR CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT. A retailer...

Section 1201.511. Prohibited Real Estate Transaction - Sec. 1201.511. PROHIBITED REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION. (a) This section applies...

Section 1201.512. Prohibited Delivery or Installation of Manufactured Home - Sec. 1201.512. PROHIBITED DELIVERY OR INSTALLATION OF MANUFACTURED HOME. (a)...

Section 1201.513. Disposition of Trade-Ins and Occupancy of Homes Before Closing - Sec. 1201.513. DISPOSITION OF TRADE-INS AND OCCUPANCY OF HOMES BEFORE...

Subchapter L. Disciplinary Procedures

Section 1201.551. Denial of License; Disciplinary Action - Sec. 1201.551. DENIAL OF LICENSE; DISCIPLINARY ACTION. (a) The director...

Section 1201.552. License Revocation, Suspension, or Denial; Hearing - Sec. 1201.552. LICENSE REVOCATION, SUSPENSION, OR DENIAL; HEARING. The director...

Section 1201.553. Judicial Review - Sec. 1201.553. JUDICIAL REVIEW. Judicial review of any order, decision,...

Section 1201.554. Probation - Sec. 1201.554. PROBATION. The department may place on probation a...

Subchapter M. Enforcement Provisions and Penalties

Section 1201.601. Action Against Retailer or Manufacturer: Holder of Debt Instrument - Sec. 1201.601. ACTION AGAINST RETAILER OR MANUFACTURER: HOLDER OF DEBT...

Section 1201.602. Action Against Manufacturer, Installer, or Retailer: Abatement or Bar - Sec. 1201.602. ACTION AGAINST MANUFACTURER, INSTALLER, OR RETAILER: ABATEMENT OR...

Section 1201.603. Deceptive Trade Practices - Sec. 1201.603. DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES. (a) A person's violation of...

Section 1201.604. Consumer Recovery for Prohibited Retention of Deposit - Sec. 1201.604. CONSUMER RECOVERY FOR PROHIBITED RETENTION OF DEPOSIT. In...

Section 1201.6041. Direct Consumer Compensation - Sec. 1201.6041. DIRECT CONSUMER COMPENSATION. (a) Instead of requiring a...

Section 1201.605. Administrative Penalty - Sec. 1201.605. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) The director may assess against...

Section 1201.606. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 1201.606. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person or a director,...

Section 1201.607. Issuance of Orders and Requests for Hearings - Sec. 1201.607. ISSUANCE OF ORDERS AND REQUESTS FOR HEARINGS. Any...

Section 1201.608. Inspection of Licensee Records - Sec. 1201.608. INSPECTION OF LICENSEE RECORDS. (a) The department may...

Section 1201.609. Acting Without License; Criminal Penalty - Sec. 1201.609. ACTING WITHOUT LICENSE; CRIMINAL PENALTY. A person who...

Section 1201.610. Cease and Desist - Sec. 1201.610. CEASE AND DESIST. (a) The director may issue...

Section 1201.611. Sanctions and Penalties - Sec. 1201.611. SANCTIONS AND PENALTIES. (a) The board shall adopt...

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Texas Statutes Subtitle C - Regulation of Certain Types of Housing and Buildings Chapter 1201 - Manufactured Housing

Texas Statutes
Subtitle C - Regulation of Certain Types of Housing and Buildings
Chapter 1201 - Manufactured Housing