Sec. 754.0141. STANDARDS FOR EQUIPMENT IN SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLINGS; REQUIRED INFORMATION. (a) Elevators, chairlifts, or platform lifts installed in a single-family dwelling on or after January 1, 2004, must comply with the ASME Code A17.1 or A18.1, as applicable, and must be inspected by a registered elevator inspector after the installation is complete. The inspector shall provide the dwelling owner a copy of the inspection report.
(b) The commission shall adopt rules containing minimum safety standards that must be used by registered elevator inspectors when inspecting elevators, chairlifts, and platform lifts installed in single-family dwellings.
(c) A municipality may withhold a certificate of occupancy for a dwelling or for the installation of the elevator or chairlift until the owner provides a copy of the inspection report to the municipality.
(d) A contractor is not required to report to the department any information concerning equipment in a single-family dwelling or the contractor's work on the equipment.
(e) On completing installation of equipment in a single-family dwelling, a contractor shall provide the dwelling owner with relevant information, in writing, about use, safety, and maintenance of the equipment, including the advisability of having the equipment periodically and timely inspected by a registered elevator inspector.
(f) An inspection by a registered elevator inspector of equipment in a single-family dwelling may be performed only at the request and with the consent of the owner. The owner of a single-family dwelling is not subject to Section 754.0231, 754.0232, 754.0233, 754.0234, or 754.0235.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 9.001, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 935, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 110 (S.B. 972), Sec. 1, eff. May 18, 2013.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 538 (S.B. 540), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 558 (S.B. 673), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2013.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 754 - Elevators, Escalators, and Related Equipment
Section 754.0112. Institution of Higher Education: Employee Duties and Insurance Requirement
Section 754.012. Elevator Advisory Board
Section 754.014. Standards Adopted by Commission
Section 754.0141. Standards for Equipment in Single-Family Dwellings; Required Information
Section 754.016. Inspection Reports and Certificates of Compliance
Section 754.017. Registered Elevator Inspectors
Section 754.0171. Contractor Registration
Section 754.0172. Inspection Fee
Section 754.0173. Designation of Responsible Party or Parties
Section 754.018. Powers of Municipalities
Section 754.019. Duties of Owners
Section 754.020. Chief Elevator Inspector
Section 754.021. List of Registered Elevator Inspectors and Contractors; Personnel
Section 754.0231. Inspections and Investigations
Section 754.0232. Registration Proceedings
Section 754.0233. Injunctive Relief; Civil Penalty
Section 754.0234. Emergency Orders
Section 754.0235. Orders to Disconnect Power to or Lock Out Equipment