Sec. 214.907. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN VALUE-BASED BUILDING PERMIT AND INSPECTION FEES. (a) In determining the amount of a building permit or inspection fee required in connection with the construction or improvement of a residential dwelling, a municipality may not consider:
(1) the value of the dwelling; or
(2) the cost of constructing or improving the dwelling.
(b) A municipality may not require the disclosure of information related to the value of or cost of constructing or improving a residential dwelling as a condition of obtaining a building permit except as required by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 93 (H.B. 852), Sec. 1, eff. May 21, 2019.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities
Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority
Chapter 214 - Municipal Regulation of Housing and Other Structures
Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Powers and Duties
Section 214.901. Energy Conservation
Section 214.903. Fair Housing Ordinances
Section 214.904. Time for Issuance of Municipal Building Permit
Section 214.906. Regulation of Manufactured Home Communities
Section 214.907. Prohibition on Certain Value-Based Building Permit and Inspection Fees