{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-214.907","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 214.907","heading":"PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN VALUE-BASED BUILDING PERMIT AND INSPECTION FEES.","body":"(a) In determining the amount of a building permit or inspection fee required in connection with the construction or improvement of a residential dwelling, a municipality may not consider:\n(1) the value of the dwelling; or\n(2) the cost of constructing or improving the dwelling.\n(b) A municipality may not require the disclosure of information related to the value of or cost of constructing or improving a residential dwelling as a condition of obtaining a building permit except as required by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program.\nAdded by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 93 (H.B. 852), Sec. 1, eff. May 21, 2019.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 7. REGULATION OF LAND USE, STRUCTURES, BUSINESSES, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES","SUBTITLE A. MUNICIPAL REGULATORY AUTHORITY","CHAPTER 214. MUNICIPAL REGULATION OF HOUSING AND OTHER STRUCTURES","SUBCHAPTER Z. MISCELLANEOUS POWERS AND DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.214.htm#214.907","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"fda3f9950086f1ccece8cc908119766c0482d7b5eada5bfbd489db37583f4dc0","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-214.906","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-214.908"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}