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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 J. USED OR SALVAGED MANUFACTURED HOMES |
Sec. 1201.455. WRITTEN DISCLOSURE AND WARRANTY OF HABITABILITY REQUIRED
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(a) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, a person may not sell, exchange, or lease-purchase a used manufactured home to a consumer for use as a dwelling without providing:
(1) a written disclosure, on a form not to exceed two pages prescribed by the department, describing the condition of the home and of any appliances that are included in the home; and
(2) a written warranty that the home is and will remain habitable until the 60th day after the later of the installation date or the date of the purchase agreement.
(b) Unless, not later than the 65th day after the later of the installation date or the date of the sale, exchange, or lease-purchase agreement, the consumer notifies the seller in writing of a defect that makes the home not habitable, any obligation or liability of the seller under this subchapter is terminated. The warranty must conspicuously disclose that notice requirement to the consumer.