Sec. 162.006. CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT REQUIRED IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. (a) A contractor who enters into a written contract with a property owner to construct improvements to a residential homestead for an amount exceeding $5,000 shall deposit the trust funds in a construction account in a financial institution.
(b) The periodic statement received from the financial institution must refer to the account as a "construction account" to satisfy the requirements of this section.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1018, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Section: Previous 162.001 162.002 162.003 162.004 162.005 162.006 162.007 162.031 162.032 NextLast modified: September 28, 2016