Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code 145.001 – Definitions
Terms Used In Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code 145.001
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
In this chapter:
(1) “In-home service company” means a person who employs a person to enter another person’s residence and for a fee repair:
(A) an appliance;
(B) the residence’s heating, air-conditioning, and ventilation system;
(C) the residence’s plumbing system; or
(D) the residence’s electrical system.
(1-a) “Residence” means a person’s principal or ordinary home or dwelling place and includes:
(A) any garage that is attached to the home or dwelling place; and
(B) any construction area that is attached to and accessible from the inhabited area or the attached garage of the home or dwelling place.
(2) “Residential delivery company” means a person who employs a person to, for a fee:
(A) deliver an item to another person’s residence; and
(B) enter the residence to place, assemble, or install the item.