{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1201.255","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.255","heading":"INSTALLATION OF MANUFACTURED HOUSING.","body":"(a) Except as authorized under Section 1201.252, manufactured housing that is installed must be installed in compliance with the standards and rules adopted and orders issued by the department. An uninstalled manufactured home may not be occupied for any purpose other than to view the home on a retailer's sales lot.\n(b) An installer may not install a used manufactured home at a location on a site that has evidence of ponding, runoff under heavy rains, or bare uncompacted soil unless the installer first obtains the owner's signature on a form promulgated by the board disclosing that such conditions may contribute to problems with the stabilization system for that manufactured home, including possible damage to that home, and the owner accepts that risk.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 863 (H.B. 1460), Sec. 36, eff. January 1, 2008.\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 77 (H.B. 2238), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2009.\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 408 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 48, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["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 F. STANDARDS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1201.htm#1201.255","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"8278be7647db46cded033ae104c7981e69a7014158e97435a2f294d57193db3b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1201.254","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1201.256"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}