Sec. 233.151. DEFINITIONS  


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  • (a) In this subchapter, "new residential construction" includes:

    (1) residential construction of a single-family house or duplex on a vacant lot; and

    (2) construction of an addition to an existing single-family house or duplex, if the addition will increase the square footage or value of the existing residential building by more than 50 percent.

    (b) The term does not include a structure that is constructed in accordance with Chapter 1201, Occupations Code, or a modular home constructed in accordance with Chapter 1202, Occupations Code.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1318 , Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.