{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1201.602","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.602","heading":"ACTION AGAINST MANUFACTURER, INSTALLER, OR RETAILER: ABATEMENT OR BAR.","body":"(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a suit alleging that a manufacturer, installer, or retailer failed to perform warranty service or failed to comply with a written or implied warranty is abated if:\n(1) a plea in abatement is filed with the court not later than the 45th day after the movant's answer date; and\n(2) the manufacturer, installer, or retailer requests a consumer complaint home inspection under Section 1201.355.\n(b) The abatement continues until the earlier of:\n(1) the date on which the department performs a consumer complaint home inspection and the manufacturer, installer, or retailer is given an opportunity to comply with the inspection report, determinations, and orders of the director; or\n(2) the expiration of a period not to exceed 150 days.\n(c) A consumer's refusal to allow the manufacturer, installer, or retailer to perform warranty service in accordance with the inspection report, determinations, and orders of the director bars a cause of action relating to an alleged failure to:\n(1) comply with a written or implied warranty; or\n(2) perform warranty service.\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 M. ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS AND PENALTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1201.htm#1201.602","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"c9a9c336b9cf55a3653db3af963a56d84649c3f0decd8d4a66533b4d47380a0a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1201.601","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1201.603"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}