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TX Occ Code § 1201.116 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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 C. Licensing|Section 1201.116. Procedure for License Renewal

Sec. 1201.116.  PROCEDURE FOR LICENSE RENEWAL.  (a)  The department shall renew a license if, before the expiration date of the license, the department receives the renewal application and payment of the required fee as well as the cost required under Section 1201.1031.(b)  If the department needs additional information for the renewal application or verification of continuing insurance or bond coverage, the license holder must provide the requested information or verification not later than the 20th day after the date of receipt of notice from the department.(c)  The renewal license expires on the second anniversary of the date the license was renewed.(d)  A person whose license has been expired for 90 days or less may renew the license by paying to the department a renewal fee that is equal to 1-1/2 times the normally required renewal fee.(e)  A person whose license has been expired for more than 90 days but less than one year may renew the license by paying to the department a renewal fee that is equal to two times the normally required renewal fee.(f)  A person whose license has been expired for one year or more may not renew the license.  The person may obtain a new license by complying with the requirements and procedures for obtaining an original license.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.254(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 77 (H.B. 2238), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1079 (H.B. 3361), Sec. 3.12, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Occ Code § 1201.117 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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 C. Licensing|Section 1201.117. Renewal of Expired License by Out-of-State Practitioner

Sec. 1201.117.  RENEWAL OF EXPIRED LICENSE BY OUT-OF-STATE PRACTITIONER.  (a)  A person who was licensed in this state, moved to another state, and is currently licensed and has been in practice in the other state for the two years preceding the date of application may obtain a new license without fulfilling the instruction requirements of Section 1201.104(a).(b)  The person must pay to the department a fee that is equal to two times the normally required renewal fee for the license.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.254(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1201.118 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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 C. Licensing|Section 1201.118. Rules Relating to Certain Persons

Sec. 1201.118.  RULES RELATING TO CERTAIN PERSONS.  The board shall adopt rules providing for additional review and scrutiny of any application for an initial or renewal license that involves a person who has previously:(1)  been found in a final order to have participated in one or more violations of this chapter that served as grounds for the suspension or revocation of a license;(2)  been found to have engaged in activity subject to this chapter without possessing the required license;(3)  caused the manufactured homeowner consumer claims program to incur unreimbursed payments or claims; or(4)  failed to abide by the terms of a final order, including the payment of any assessed administrative penalties.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 863 (H.B. 1460), Sec. 15, eff. January 1, 2008.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 408 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 1201.1505 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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 D. Practice|Section 1201.1505. Deposit on Specially Ordered Manufactured Homes

Sec. 1201.1505.  DEPOSIT ON SPECIALLY ORDERED MANUFACTURED HOMES.  A retailer may require a deposit on a specially ordered manufactured home.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 338, Sec. 10, eff. June 18, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 863 (H.B. 1460), Sec. 16, eff. January 1, 2008.|
TX Occ Code § 1201.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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 D. Practice|Section 1201.151. Refunds

Sec. 1201.151.  REFUNDS.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by this section, a retailer must refund a consumer's deposit not later than the 15th day after the date that a written request for the refund is received from the consumer.(b)  The deposit may be retained only if:(1)  the consumer specially orders from the manufacturer a manufactured home that is not in the retailer's inventory;(2)  the home conforms to the specifications of the special order and any representations made to the consumer;(3)  the consumer fails or refuses to accept delivery and installation of the home by the retailer;  and(4)  the consumer was given conspicuous written notice of the requirements for retaining the deposit.(c)  The retailer may not retain more than five percent of the estimated cash price of the specially ordered home and must refund any amount that exceeds five percent.(d)  This section does not apply to:(1)  a deposit held in escrow in a real estate transaction;  or(2)  money stated to be a down payment in an executed retail sales contract.(e)  A deposit becomes a down payment upon execution of a sales purchase contract.  Thereafter, if the consumer exercises the consumer's three-day right of rescission in accordance with Section 1201.1521, the retailer shall, not later than the 15th day after the date of the rescission, refund to the consumer all money and other consideration received from the consumer, with only the allowable deduction for real property appraisal and title work expenses in accordance with Section 1201.1511.(f)  Retention of real property appraisal and title work expenses authorized by Subsection (e) is not allowed if the consumer exercises the right of rescission in accordance with 12 C.F.R. Section 1026.23.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1284 (H.B. 2438), Sec. 7, eff. June 18, 2005.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 863 (H.B. 1460), Sec. 17, eff. January 1, 2008.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 863 (H.B. 1460), Sec. 18, eff. January 1, 2008.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 408 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 1201.1511 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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 D. Practice|Section 1201.1511. Real Property Appraisal and Title Work Expenses

Sec. 1201.1511.  REAL PROPERTY APPRAISAL AND TITLE WORK EXPENSES.  (a)  Notwithstanding Section 1201.151 or 1201.1521, a retailer may collect from a consumer in advance or deduct from the consumer's deposit or down payment any expenses incurred by the retailer if, after receiving a conditional notification of approval from a lender chosen by the consumer, the consumer:(1)  contracts with the retailer to arrange for services that are performed by an appraiser of real property or a title company in connection with real property that will be included in the purchase or exchange or is intended to be pledged by the consumer as collateral for the consumer's purchase or exchange of a  manufactured home;(2)  is provided notice of laws relating to rescission and real property appraisal and title work expenses before signing the contract for real property appraisal and title work services; and(3)  is provided an itemized list of the specific real property appraisal and title work expenses incurred by the retailer.(b)  A retailer may not charge to the consumer any fees or expenses other than the real property appraisal and title work expenses disclosed to the consumer under Subsection (a)(3).(c)  The department may demand copies of contracts, invoices, receipts, or other proof of any real property appraisal and title work expenses retained by a retailer.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 408 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 1201.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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 D. Practice|Section 1201.152. Voidable Contract

Sec. 1201.152.  VOIDABLE CONTRACT.  (a)  If a retailer purchases a new manufactured home from an unlicensed manufacturer in violation of Section 1201.505, a consumer's contract with the retailer for the purchase or exchange of the home is voidable until the second anniversary of the date of purchase or exchange of the home.(b)  If an unlicensed retailer, broker, or installer enters into a contract with a consumer concerning a manufactured home, the consumer may void the contract until the second anniversary of the date of purchase of the home.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 408 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 1201.1521 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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 D. Practice|Section 1201.1521. Rescission of Contract for Sale or Exchange of Home

Sec. 1201.1521.  RESCISSION OF CONTRACT FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE OF HOME.  (a)  A person who acquires a manufactured home from or through a licensee by purchase or exchange may, in a cash transaction occurring not later than the third day after the date the sales purchase contract is signed, rescind the contract without penalty or charge other than the real property appraisal and title work expenses incurred in accordance with Section 1201.1511.(b)  A person who acquires a manufactured home from or through a licensee by purchase or exchange may, in a transfer that is based wholly or partly on a credit transaction occurring not later than the third day after the date of the signing of the binding note, security agreement, or other financing credit contract with respect to which the consumer's purchased manufactured home will serve as collateral for the credit transaction, rescind the contract without penalty or charge other than the real property appraisal and title work expenses incurred in accordance with Section 1201.1511.(c)  Subject to rules adopted by the board, a consumer may waive a right of rescission in the event of a bona fide emergency.  Such rules shall, to the extent practical, be modeled on the federal rules for the waiver of a right of rescission under 12 C.F.R. Part 1026.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 338, Sec. 10, eff. June 18, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 863 (H.B. 1460), Sec. 19, eff. January 1, 2008.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 408 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 1201.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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 D. Practice|Section 1201.153. Formaldehyde Health Notice

Sec. 1201.153.  FORMALDEHYDE HEALTH NOTICE.  (a)  A retailer or manufacturer may not transfer ownership of a HUD-code manufactured home or otherwise sell, assign, or convey a HUD-code manufactured home to a consumer unless the retailer or manufacturer delivers to the consumer a formaldehyde health notice, subject to the director's rules concerning the notice.(b)  The notice must be delivered before the execution of a mutually binding sales agreement or retail installment sales contract.(c)  The notice must:(1)  contain the information required by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development;  and(2)  be of the type, size, and format required by the director.(d)  A retailer or manufacturer may not vary the content or form of the notice.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 338, Sec. 6, eff. June 18, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1201.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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 D. Practice|Section 1201.154. Sufficiency of Formaldehyde Health Notice; Retailer and Manufacturer Compliance

Sec. 1201.154.  SUFFICIENCY OF FORMALDEHYDE HEALTH NOTICE;  RETAILER AND MANUFACTURER COMPLIANCE.  (a)  The formaldehyde health notice required by Section 1201.153 is sufficient, as a matter of law, to advise a consumer of the risks of occupying a HUD-code manufactured home.(b)  The consumer's written acknowledgement of the receipt of the notice is conclusive proof of the delivery of the notice and the posting of the notice in compliance with federal regulations.(c)  A retailer's or manufacturer's compliance with United States Department of Housing and Urban Development regulations and the director's rules concerning the notice is conclusive proof that:(1)  the consumer received sufficient notice of the risks of occupying the home;  and(2)  the home is habitable with respect to formaldehyde emissions.(d)  A retailer's or manufacturer's compliance, from September 1, 1981, to September 1, 1985, with Section 1201.153 and the revised formaldehyde warning as adopted by the department is conclusive proof that:(1)  the consumer received sufficient notice of the risks of occupying the home;  and(2)  the home is habitable with respect to formaldehyde emissions.(e)  A retailer's or manufacturer's knowing and wilful failure to comply with the regulations and rules described by Subsection (c) is conclusive proof that:(1)  the retailer or manufacturer breached the duty to notify the consumer about formaldehyde;  and(2)  the home is not habitable.(f)  A retailer's or manufacturer's knowing and wilful failure, from September 1, 1981, to September 1, 1985, to comply with Section 1201.153 and the revised formaldehyde warning as adopted by the department is conclusive proof that:(1)  the retailer or manufacturer breached the duty to notify the consumer about formaldehyde;  and(2)  the home is not habitable.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1201.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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 D. Practice|Section 1201.155. Disclaimer of Implied Warranty

Sec. 1201.155.  DISCLAIMER OF IMPLIED WARRANTY.  The seller's proper provision of the warranties and notices as required by Subchapter H or J is a valid disclaimer of an implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose or of merchantability as described by Chapter 2, Business & Commerce Code.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1201.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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 D. Practice|Section 1201.156. Advertisement as Offer

Sec. 1201.156.  ADVERTISEMENT AS OFFER.  An advertisement relating to manufactured housing is an offer to sell or exchange manufactured housing to consumers.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 408 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 1201.157 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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 D. Practice|Section 1201.157. Retailer as Warehouse

Sec. 1201.157.  RETAILER AS WAREHOUSE.  (a)  With respect to the storage of manufactured homes for hire, a licensed retailer is:(1)  a "warehouse" as defined by Section 7.102, Business & Commerce Code; and(2)  a "warehouseman" under Chapter 24, Property Code.(b)  The provisions of the Business & Commerce Code relating to the storage of goods for hire apply to a licensed retailer acting as a warehouse.(c)  A licensed retailer acting as a warehouse and warehouseman satisfies all storage, bonding, insurance, public sale, and security requirements if the storage of a manufactured home occurs on the retailer's lot and the home is secured in the same manner the retailer secures a manufactured home held on the lot as inventory.(d)  In accordance with the provisions of Section 7.210, Business & Commerce Code, a licensed retailer acting as a warehouse to enforce a warehouse's lien is considered to have sold a manufactured home in a commercially reasonable manner if the retailer sells the manufactured home in the same manner the retailer would sell a manufactured home at retail.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 408 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 1201.158 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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 D. Practice|Section 1201.158. Salesperson

Sec. 1201.158.  SALESPERSON.  A licensed salesperson may work only for the salesperson's sponsoring retailer or broker.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 863 (H.B. 1460), Sec. 20, eff. January 1, 2008.|
TX Occ Code § 1201.159 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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 D. Practice|Section 1201.159. Broker

Sec. 1201.159.  BROKER.  (a)  Except as provided by Section 1201.456, a broker shall ensure that the seller gives the buyer the applicable disclosures and warranties that the buyer would have received if the buyer had purchased the manufactured home through a licensed retailer.(b)  A person is not required to be a broker licensed under this chapter but may be required to be a real estate broker or salesperson licensed under Chapter 1101 if:(1)  the manufactured home is attached;  and(2)  the home is offered as real property.(c)  A broker shall provide any person who engages the broker's services with a written disclosure of which interests in the transaction, if any, the broker represents.(d)  If the seller is required to possess a license by this chapter, a broker may assist in the sale of a manufactured home only if that seller has a current license.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 338, Sec. 7, eff. June 18, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1284 (H.B. 2438), Sec. 8, eff. June 18, 2005.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 863 (H.B. 1460), Sec. 21, eff. January 1, 2008.|
TX Occ Code § 1201.161 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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 D. Practice|Section 1201.161. Transportation of Manufactured Housing

Sec. 1201.161.  TRANSPORTATION OF MANUFACTURED HOUSING.(a)  Notwithstanding any other statute or rule or ordinance, a licensed retailer or licensed installer is not required to obtain a permit, certificate, or license or pay a fee to transport manufactured housing to the place of installation except as required by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles under Subchapter E, Chapter 623, Transportation Code.(b)  The department shall cooperate with the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles by providing current lists of licensed manufacturers, retailers, and installers.(c)  The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles shall provide to the department monthly a list of the permits issued in the preceding month and the information on the permits.(d)  Unless the information provided for in Subsection (c) is provided electronically, the department shall pay the reasonable cost of providing the list and information under Subsection (c).(e)  The lists to be provided under this section may be provided electronically.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 863 (H.B. 1460), Sec. 22, eff. January 1, 2008.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1420), Sec. 98, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 410 (S.B. 1814), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|