Section 214.231. Definitions

TX Loc Govt Code § 214.231 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 214.231. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:

(1) "Building" means any enclosed structure designed for use as a habitation or for a commercial use, including engaging in trade or manufacture.

(2) "Owner" means the person that owns the real property on which a building is situated, according to:

(A) the real property records of the county in which the property is located; or

(B) the records of the appraisal district in which the property is located.

(3) "Unit" means an enclosed area designed:

(A) for habitation by a single family; or

(B) for a commercial use, including engaging in trade or manufacture, by a tenant.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1157 (H.B. 3065), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2010.