Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
OCCUPATIONS CODE |
Title 7. PRACTICES AND PROFESSIONS RELATED TO REAL PROPERTY AND HOUSING |
Subtitle C. REGULATION OF CERTAIN TYPES OF HOUSING AND BUILDINGS |
Chapter 1201. MANUFACTURED HOUSING |
Subchapter J. USED OR SALVAGED MANUFACTURED HOMES |
Sec. 1201.457. HABITABILITY: CHANGE TO OR FROM BUSINESS USE OR SALVAGE
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(a) If the sale, exchange, or lease-purchase of a used manufactured home is to a purchaser for the purchaser's business use, the home is not required to be habitable. The purchaser of the home shall file with the department an application for the issuance of a statement of ownership and location indicating that the home is reserved for business use.
(b) If a used manufactured home is reserved for business use or salvaged, a person may not knowingly allow any person to occupy or use the home as a dwelling unless the director issues a new statement of ownership and location indicating that the home is no longer reserved for business use or salvage. On the purchaser's application to the department for issuance of a new statement of ownership and location, the department shall inspect the home and, if the department determines that the home is habitable, issue a new statement of ownership and location.