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Tex. Prop. Code § 27.006 (2026)

Causation

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Sec. 27.006. CAUSATION. In an action to recover damages resulting from a construction defect, the claimant must prove that:

(1) the construction defect existed at the time of completion of the construction, alteration, or repair; and

(2) the damages were proximately caused by the construction defect.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 797, Sec. 6, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.

Amended by:

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 441 (H.B. 2022), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2023.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2009–2026 · leading case: Khizar Ahsan & Sobia Nasir v. Perry Homes, LLC (Tex. App. 2024).

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Khizar Ahsan & Sobia Nasir v. Perry Homes, LLC (Tex. App. 2024). · cites it 3× “” Perry Homes also maintained that appellants could present no evidence on the causation element of their breach of warranty claim as set out by Texas Property Code § 27.006, which modifies the causation standard for claims related to a construction defect in residential…”

Bryan Smith D/B/A Vision Design & Build v. Robert Overby & Teresa Overby (Tex. App. 2016). “See TEX. PROP. CODE ANN. § 27.006; Whitecotton, 2009 WL 2045224 , at *7.”

Mondara Condos. Ass'n, Inc. v. Stillwater Abbott Dev., LLC et al. (Bankr. N.D. Tex. 2026). “Compare Tex. Prop. Code § 27.006 (stating that liability under the RCLA arising from a construction defect requires that a contractor proximately caused the defective condition at issue), with Tex.”

William Whitecotton & Judith Whitecotton v. Silverlake Homes, L.L.C. & Thomas Hargrove (Tex. App. 2009). “See Tex Prop. Code Ann. § 27.006 (Vernon 2000); see Sanders , 45 S.”

Rocass L.L.C. D/B/A Rocass Homes v. Nancy Zazueta (Tex. App. 2015). “003; Tex. Prop. Code §27.006. It limits the damages which would be otherwise available.”

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