Texas Health And Safety Code Title 9, Chapter 766 - Fire Safety In Residential Dwellings

SUBCHAPTER A SMOKE DETECTORS AND FIRE SAFETY INFORMATION

• Texas Section 766.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Carbon monoxide alarm" means a device that detects and sounds an alarm to indicate the presence of a harmful level of...
• Texas Section 766.002 - Smoke Detector Requirement
  (a) Each one-family or two-family dwelling constructed in this state must have working smoke detectors installed in the dwelling in accordance with the smoke detector...
• Texas Section 766.0021 - Smoke Detector For Hearing-impaired Persons
  (a) A purchaser under a written contract for the sale of a one-family or two-family dwelling may require the seller to install smoke detectors for...
• Texas Section 766.0025 - Fraternity And Sorority Houses
  (a) In this section, "fraternity or sorority house" means a dwelling that: (1) is a separate structure and that is not a multiunit residential property...

SUBCHAPTER B FIRE PROTECTION SPRINKLER SYSTEMS IN CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES

• Texas Section 766.003 - Information Relating To Fire Safety And Carbon Monoxide Dangers
  (a) The department shall prepare information of public interest relating to: (1) fire safety in the home; and (2) the dangers of carbon monoxide. (b)...
• Texas Section 766.051 - Definitions
  In this subchapter: (1) "Fire protection sprinkler system" means an assembly of underground or overhead piping or conduits that conveys water with or without other...
• Texas Section 766.052 - Applicability Of Subchapter
  This subchapter applies only to a residential high-rise building: (1) that is located in a county with a population of more than 1.5 million in...
• Texas Section 766.053 - Fire Protection Sprinkler Systems Required; Standard
  (a) A residential high-rise building must be equipped with a complete fire protection sprinkler system that is in good working order and is in compliance...
• Texas Section 766.054 - Phase-in Compliance For Owners Of Certain Residential High-rise Buildings
  (a) This section applies only to an owner of a residential high-rise building built before September 1, 2015. (b) Not later than September 1, 2018,...
• Texas Section 766.055 - Injunction
  (a) The attorney general, the county attorney of a county in which a residential high-rise building is located, or the district attorney of a county...
• Texas Section 766.056 - Criminal Penalty
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person is the owner of a residential high-rise building that is not in compliance with this subchapter....

Last modified: September 28, 2016