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Tex. Occ. Code § 1202.002 (2026)

Definition Of Industrialized Housing

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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) housing constructed of a sectional or panelized system that does not use a modular component; or

(2) 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.

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 176 (H.B. 1385), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 2008–2008 · leading case: Jennings v. Bindseil, 258 S.W.3d 190 (Tex. App. 2008).
Jennings v. Bindseil, 258 S.W.3d 190 (Tex. App. 2008). · cites it 6× “See Tex. Occ. Code Ann. § 1202.002 (a) (West 2004).”
— Tex. Occ. Code § 1202.002(a) — 3 cases
Jennings v. Bindseil, 258 S.W.3d 190 (Tex. App. 2008). “See Tex. Occ. Code Ann. § 1202.002 (a) (West 2004).”
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