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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation of manufactured housing. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 1201, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1201.119 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1201.119. PUBLIC INFORMATION ON LICENSE HOLDERS. The |
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department shall make publicly available on its website information |
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regarding persons licensed under this subchapter including: |
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(1) the current status of a license and the date a |
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license or renewal license was issued, suspended, revoked, or |
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denied; |
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(2) a license holder's business contact information, |
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including telephone number, mailing and physical address, and |
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website, if any; |
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(3) the business contact information for any affiliate |
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of the license holder; and |
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(4) the nature, status, and resolution of any |
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complaint filed against a license holder. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter J, Chapter 1201, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1201.4521 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1201.4521. POSTING OF CERTAIN INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR |
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TRANSFER. (a) A person may not sell, exchange, or lease-purchase or |
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negotiate for the sale, exchange, or lease-purchase of a used |
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manufactured home unless the person posts on the door of the home |
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for the duration of the period the home is offered for sale, |
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exchange, or lease-purchase, as applicable: |
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(1) a copy of the statement of ownership and location |
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for the home; and |
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(2) information held by the department of the |
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existence of any tax liens on the home. |
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(b) Information posted under this section must be printed on |
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paper or other material at least eight and one-half inches wide and |
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eleven inches long and be laminated or enclosed in a protective |
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sleeve to prevent damage or illegibility due to weathering. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |