Tex. Health and Safety Code § 246.071
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 246.071, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 246.071. ENTRANCE FEE ESCROW ACCOUNT; ESCROW AGENT.
Official statutory text
(a) If a provider accepts the payment of a deposit made under a reservation agreement or any portion of an entrance fee before the date the prospective resident may occupy a living unit, the provider must establish an entrance fee escrow account with a bank or trust company, as escrow agent, that is located in this state.
(b) The provider shall deposit with the escrow agent any deposit or any portion of an entrance fee received by the provider not later than 72 hours after the provider receives the deposit or fee.
(b) The provider shall deposit with the escrow agent any deposit or any portion of an entrance fee received by the provider not later than 72 hours after the provider receives the deposit or fee.
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