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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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OCCUPATIONS CODE |
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Title 7. PRACTICES AND PROFESSIONS RELATED TO REAL PROPERTY AND HOUSING |
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Subtitle C. REGULATION OF CERTAIN TYPES OF HOUSING AND BUILDINGS |
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Chapter 1201. MANUFACTURED HOUSING |
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Subchapter F. STANDARDS |
Sec. 1201.256. WIND ZONE REGULATIONS
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(a) Aransas, Brazoria, Calhoun, Cameron, Chambers, Galveston, Jefferson, Kenedy, Kleberg, Matagorda, Nueces, Orange, Refugio, San Patricio, and Willacy counties are in Wind Zone II. All other counties are in Wind Zone I.
(b) To be installed in a Wind Zone II county, a manufactured home constructed on or after September 1, 1997, must meet the Wind Zone II standards adopted by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
(c) A manufactured home constructed before September 1, 1997, may be installed in a Wind Zone I or II county without restriction.
(d) A retailer who sells a manufactured home constructed on or after September 1, 1997, to Wind Zone I standards must, before the execution of a mutually binding sales agreement or retail installment sales contract, give the consumer notice that:
(1) the home was not designed or constructed to withstand a hurricane force wind occurring in a Wind Zone II or III area;
(2) installation of the home is not permitted in a Wind Zone II county in this state; and
(3) another state may prohibit installation of the home in a Wind Zone II or III area.