Sec. 2272.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. (a) This chapter applies only to a claim:
(1) for:
(A) damages arising from damage to or loss of real or personal property caused by an alleged construction defect in an improvement to real property that is a public building or public work; or
(B) indemnity or contribution for damages described by Paragraph (A);
(2) asserted by a governmental entity with an interest in the public building or public work affected by the alleged construction defect; and
(3) asserted against a contractor, subcontractor, supplier, or design professional.
(b) This chapter does not apply to:
(1) a claim for personal injury, survival, or wrongful death;
(2) a claim involving the construction of residential property covered under Chapter 27, Property Code;
(3) a contract entered into by the Texas Department of Transportation;
(4) a project that receives money from a state or federal highway fund; or
(5) a civil works project as defined by Section 2269.351.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1287 (H.B. 1999), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle F - State and Local Contracts and Fund Management
Chapter 2272 - Certain Construction Liability Claims
Section 2272.002. Applicability of Chapter
Section 2272.004. Opportunity to Inspect and Correct
Section 2272.005. Tolling of Limitations and Repose Periods
Section 2272.007. Recovery of Report Costs