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Tex. Occ. Code § 1202.002

DEFINITION OF INDUSTRIALIZED HOUSING

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Jennings v. Bindseil (2008)

Most recently applied in Jennings v. Bindseil (February 2008)

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff

(a) Industrialized housing is a residential structure that is:

(1) designed for the occupancy of one or more families;

(2) constructed in one or more modules or constructed using one or more modular components built at a location other than the permanent site; and

(3) designed to be used as a permanent residential structure when the module or the modular component is transported to the permanent site and erected or installed on a permanent foundation system.

(b) Industrialized housing includes the structure's plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems.

(c) Industrialized housing does not include:

(1) housing constructed of a sectional or panelized system that does not use a modular component; or

(2) a ready-built home constructed in a manner in which the entire living area is contained in a single unit or section at a temporary location for the purpose of selling and moving the home to another location.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.