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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE |
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Title 7. REGULATION OF LAND USE, STRUCTURES, BUSINESSES, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES |
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Subtitle A. MUNICIPAL REGULATORY AUTHORITY |
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Chapter 214. MUNICIPAL REGULATION OF HOUSING AND OTHER STRUCTURES |
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Subchapter F. BURGLAR ALARM SYSTEMS |
Sec. 214.1955. MULTIUNIT HOUSING FACILITIES
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(a) A municipality may not refuse to issue an alarm system permit for a residential location solely because the residential location is an individual residential unit located in a multiunit housing facility.
(b) In issuing an alarm system permit for an alarm installed in an individual residential unit of a multiunit housing facility, the municipality shall issue the permit to the person occupying the individual residential unit.
(c) A municipality may impose a penalty under Section 214.197 for the signaling of a false alarm on the premises of a multiunit housing facility for a facility other than an individual residential unit only if the permit holder is notified of:
(1) the date of the signaling of the false alarm;
(2) the address of the multiunit housing facility where the signaling of the false alarm occurred; and
(3) the identification of the individual facility, if applicable, located on the multiunit housing facility premises where the signaling of the false alarm occurred.