Texas Occupations Code 1201.101 – License Required
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(a) A person may not construct or assemble in this state or ship into this state a new HUD-code manufactured home unless the person holds, at the time the home is constructed or assembled, a manufacturer’s license.
(b) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, a person may not sell or exchange, or offer to sell or exchange, two or more manufactured homes to consumers in this state in a 12-month period unless the person holds a retailer’s license.
Terms Used In Texas Occupations Code 1201.101
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- 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
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
(c) A person may not offer to negotiate or negotiate for others a bargain or contract for the sale or exchange of two or more manufactured homes to consumers in this state in a 12-month period unless the person holds a broker’s license.
(d) A person may not act as an installer in this state unless the person holds an installer’s license.
(e) A person may not repair, rebuild, or otherwise alter a salvaged manufactured home unless the person holds a retailer’s license.
(f) A person may not act as a salesperson of manufactured housing unless the person holds a salesperson’s license. A retailer or broker may not employ or otherwise use the services of a salesperson who is not licensed. A licensed salesperson may not participate in a sale of a manufactured home unless the sale is through the retailer or broker who sponsored the salesperson’s application as required by § 1201.103(d).
(f-1) A retailer may not be licensed to operate more than one location under a single license.
(g) A person may not make an announcement concerning the sale or exchange of, or offer to sell or exchange, a manufactured home to a consumer in this state through an advertisement unless the person holds a manufacturer’s, retailer’s, or broker’s license. This subsection does not apply to:
(1) a person exempt from licensing; or
(2) an advertisement concerning real property on which there is a manufactured home that has been converted to real property in accordance with § 1201.2055.