Tex. Ins. Code § 2005.001 · Chapter 2005. HOME WARRANTY AND HOME PROTECTION INSURANCE
DEFINITIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
In this chapter:
(1) "Home protection insurance" means coverage insuring a purchaser of a home protection service or product against actual property loss.
(2) "Home protection service or product" means a service or product used for the protection of residential property, including a service or product provided by a person regulated under Chapter 1702, Occupations Code.
(3) "Home warranty insurance" means coverage:
(A) insuring performance by a builder of residential property of the builder's warranty obligations to a purchaser of the residential property; or
(B) insuring against named defects arising from failure of the builder to construct residential property in accordance with specified construction standards.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.2005.htm
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