Amend HB 1869 as follows:
      (1)  On page 1, line 26:  insert the following after the
period:  "If the real property is purchased under a contract of
sale, the contract must be filed in the real property records of
the county in which the home is installed."
      (2)  On page 1, line 30, strike "Administration, regardless
of whether any financing of the manufactured home occurs through
that agency" and substitute "Administration (FHA), Fanny Mae, or
Freddie Mac for long term mortgage loans or for FHA insurance"
      (3)  On page 1, line 36, insert the following after "by" and
before "the":  "a purchaser or county in".
      (4)  On page 1, line 43, insert a new subsection (g) after
the period:  "(g)  A manufactured home classified as real property
by this section and Section 2.001, Property Code, shall not be
regulated by a local political subdivision or a municipality in a
manner which is not the same as the regulation of other single
family residential structures."
      (5)  On page 1, line 47, strike "At the first personal
meeting between a retailer or agent of the retailer and a consumer"
and substitute "Prior to the completion of a credit application".
      On page 2, strike lines 31 through 40 and substitute the
following:  "You are liable for the payment of all ad valorem taxes
assessed against your home by the municipality, county, school
district, and other tax authorities (utility district, community
college, etc.).  As with other residential structures, the
applicable tax rate will apply to the market value of the home.
You should contact the local chief appraiser or the county tax
collector for specific tax information.  They will need to know the
price you paid for, and the specific location of, the home.  If the
manufactured home is your principal place of residence, you should
be able to claim a HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.  You should also make
certain that the lot or land you are purchasing is not subject to
any rollback tax liability because of the change in use of the
property."
      On page 3, line 48, strike "10" and substitute "30".
      On page 3, line 63, "10" and substitute "30".