Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.154
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.154, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 1201.154. SUFFICIENCY OF FORMALDEHYDE HEALTH NOTICE; RETAILER AND MANUFACTURER COMPLIANCE.
Official statutory text
(a) The formaldehyde health notice required by Section 1201.153 is sufficient, as a matter of law, to advise a consumer of the risks of occupying a HUD-code manufactured home.
(b) The consumer's written acknowledgement of the receipt of the notice is conclusive proof of the delivery of the notice and the posting of the notice in compliance with federal regulations.
(c) A retailer's or manufacturer's compliance with United States Department of Housing and Urban Development regulations and the director's rules concerning the notice is conclusive proof that:
(1) the consumer received sufficient notice of the risks of occupying the home; and
(2) the home is habitable with respect to formaldehyde emissions.
(d) A retailer's or manufacturer's compliance, from September 1, 1981, to September 1, 1985, with Section 1201.153 and the revised formaldehyde warning as adopted by the department is conclusive proof that:
(1) the consumer received sufficient notice of the risks of occupying the home; and
(2) the home is habitable with respect to formaldehyde emissions.
(e) A retailer's or manufacturer's knowing and wilful failure to comply with the regulations and rules described by Subsection (c) is conclusive proof that:
(1) the retailer or manufacturer breached the duty to notify the consumer about formaldehyde; and
(2) the home is not habitable.
(f) A retailer's or manufacturer's knowing and wilful failure, from September 1, 1981, to September 1, 1985, to comply with Section 1201.153 and the revised formaldehyde warning as adopted by the department is conclusive proof that:
(1) the retailer or manufacturer breached the duty to notify the consumer about formaldehyde; and
(2) the home is not habitable.
(b) The consumer's written acknowledgement of the receipt of the notice is conclusive proof of the delivery of the notice and the posting of the notice in compliance with federal regulations.
(c) A retailer's or manufacturer's compliance with United States Department of Housing and Urban Development regulations and the director's rules concerning the notice is conclusive proof that:
(1) the consumer received sufficient notice of the risks of occupying the home; and
(2) the home is habitable with respect to formaldehyde emissions.
(d) A retailer's or manufacturer's compliance, from September 1, 1981, to September 1, 1985, with Section 1201.153 and the revised formaldehyde warning as adopted by the department is conclusive proof that:
(1) the consumer received sufficient notice of the risks of occupying the home; and
(2) the home is habitable with respect to formaldehyde emissions.
(e) A retailer's or manufacturer's knowing and wilful failure to comply with the regulations and rules described by Subsection (c) is conclusive proof that:
(1) the retailer or manufacturer breached the duty to notify the consumer about formaldehyde; and
(2) the home is not habitable.
(f) A retailer's or manufacturer's knowing and wilful failure, from September 1, 1981, to September 1, 1985, to comply with Section 1201.153 and the revised formaldehyde warning as adopted by the department is conclusive proof that:
(1) the retailer or manufacturer breached the duty to notify the consumer about formaldehyde; and
(2) the home is not habitable.
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