{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1201.256","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.256","heading":"WIND ZONE REGULATIONS.","body":"(a) Aransas, Brazoria, Calhoun, Cameron, Chambers, Galveston, Jefferson, Kenedy, Kleberg, Matagorda, Nueces, Orange, Refugio, San Patricio, and Willacy counties are in Wind Zone II. All other counties are in Wind Zone I.\n(b) To be installed in a Wind Zone II county, a manufactured home constructed on or after September 1, 1997, must meet the Wind Zone II standards adopted by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.\n(c) A manufactured home constructed before September 1, 1997, may be installed in a Wind Zone I or II county without restriction.\n(d) A retailer who sells a manufactured home constructed on or after September 1, 1997, to Wind Zone I standards must, before the execution of a mutually binding sales agreement or retail installment sales contract, give the consumer notice that:\n(1) the home was not designed or constructed to withstand a hurricane force wind occurring in a Wind Zone II or III area;\n(2) installation of the home is not permitted in a Wind Zone II county in this state; and\n(3) another state may prohibit installation of the home in a Wind Zone II or III area.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.","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#1201.256","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"bf08b67af82070e78f7024e1210cff4fd02f2e3c64eeda020b5d96164c1a1859","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1201.255","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1201.301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}