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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to notice to certain homeowners regarding residential |
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construction warranties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 409, Property Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 409.005 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 409.005. WARRANTY NOTICE. Nine months after the |
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registration of a home under Section 426.003, the commission shall |
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send to the home's record owner a notice that: |
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(1) describes the warranty provisions applicable to |
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the home under Chapter 430, including the warranty periods; and |
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(2) informs the owner that: |
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(A) the owner must file a request for state |
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inspection and dispute resolution to pursue a civil action for |
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damages or other relief arising from a construction defect; and |
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(B) the request must be filed on or before the |
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90th day after the date the applicable warranty period expires. |
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SECTION 2. Section 409.005, Property Code, as added by this |
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Act, applies only to a home registered under Section 426.003, |
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Property Code, on or after January 1, 2009. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |