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Section 766.0021. Smoke Detector for Hearing-Impaired Persons

TX Health & Safety Code § 766.0021 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 766.0021. SMOKE DETECTOR FOR HEARING-IMPAIRED PERSONS. (a) A purchaser under a written contract for the sale of a one-family or two-family dwelling may require the seller to install smoke detectors for hearing-impaired persons if:

(1) the purchaser or a member of the purchaser's family who will reside in the dwelling is a hearing-impaired person;

(2) the purchaser provides written evidence of the hearing impairment signed by a licensed physician; and

(3) not later than the 10th day after the effective date of the contract, the purchaser requests in writing that the seller install smoke detectors for hearing-impaired persons and specifies the locations in the dwelling where the smoke detectors are to be installed.

(b) If the seller is required to install smoke detectors for hearing-impaired persons under Subsection (a), the seller and purchaser may agree:

(1) which party will bear the cost of installing the smoke detectors; and

(2) which brand of smoke detectors to install.

(c) The seller must install the smoke detectors not later than the closing date of the sale of the dwelling.

(d) A purchaser may terminate the contract to purchase the dwelling if the seller fails to install smoke detectors for hearing-impaired persons as required by this section.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1051 (H.B. 2118), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2007.

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