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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the treatment of a manufactured home as real property. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1201.2055(a), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) In completing an application for the issuance of a |
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statement of ownership, an owner of a manufactured home shall |
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indicate whether the owner elects to treat the home as real |
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property. An owner may elect to treat a manufactured home as real |
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property only if the home is: |
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(1) attached to: |
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(A) [(1)] real property that is owned by the |
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owner of the home; or |
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(B) [(2)] land leased to the owner of the home |
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under a long-term lease, as defined by department rule; or |
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(2) occupied by the owner of the home as the owner's |
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primary residence. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |