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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE |
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Title 6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
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Chapter 145. LIABILITY FOR NEGLIGENT HIRING BY IN-HOME SERVICE COMPANIES AND RESIDENTIAL DELIVERY COMPANIES |
Sec. 145.001. DEFINITIONS
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In this chapter:
(1) "In-home service company" means a person who employs a person to enter another person's residence and for a fee repair:
(A) an appliance;
(B) the residence's heating, air-conditioning, and ventilation system;
(C) the residence's plumbing system; or
(D) the residence's electrical system.
(1-a) "Residence" means a person's principal or ordinary home or dwelling place and includes:
(A) any garage that is attached to the home or dwelling place; and
(B) any construction area that is attached to and accessible from the inhabited area or the attached garage of the home or dwelling place.
(2) "Residential delivery company" means a person who employs a person to, for a fee:
(A) deliver an item to another person's residence; and
(B) enter the residence to place, assemble, or install the item.