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House Bill 2040 |
House Author: King, Phil |
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Effective: 9-1-17 |
Senate Sponsor: Nichols |
House Bill 2040 amends the Local Government Code to authorize a county to bring a suit for injunctive relief against a builder of new residential construction in the unincorporated area of the county, refer the builder for prosecution, or take both such actions if the builder does not indicate in the builder's notice of inspection provided to the county that the inspection showed compliance with the applicable building code standards. The bill includes a builder's failure to provide notice indicating that the inspection showed such compliance among the conduct constituting the offense involving a builder's failure to provide required notices and establishes as an affirmative defense to prosecution for failure to submit proper notice of inspection that the builder's failure to submit the notice is the result of the failure of the person who performed the inspection to provide appropriate documentation to the builder for submission to the county.