Sec. 1202.002. DEFINITION OF INDUSTRIALIZED HOUSING. (a) Industrialized housing is a residential structure that is:
(1) designed for the occupancy of one or more families;
(2) constructed in one or more modules or constructed using one or more modular components built at a location other than the permanent site; and
(3) designed to be used as a permanent residential structure when the module or the modular component is transported to the permanent site and erected or installed on a permanent foundation system.
(b) Industrialized housing includes the structure's plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems.
(c) Industrialized housing does not include:
(1) a residential structure that exceeds four stories or 60 feet in height;
(2) housing constructed of a sectional or panelized system that does not use a modular component; or
(3) a ready-built home constructed in a manner in which the entire living area is contained in a single unit or section at a temporary location for the purpose of selling and moving the home to another location.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 698 (H.B. 2763), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 45 (S.B. 1264), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
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