Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 145.001
This is the official text of Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 145.001, part of Texas’s Civil Practice and Remedies Code — sets procedural rules and available remedies for civil lawsuits.
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§ 145.001. DEFINITIONS.
Official statutory text
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.
(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.
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