Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 214.220 · Subchapter G. BUILDING AND REHABILITATION CODES
INSPECTION DURING DECLARED DISASTER.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) In an area of a municipality that is subject to a declaration of disaster by the governor under Chapter 418, Government Code, or a declaration of local disaster under that chapter, a building inspection for compliance with this subchapter or related municipal regulations may, while the declaration is in effect, be performed by a person:
(1) other than:
(A) the owner of the building; or
(B) a person whose work is the subject of the inspection; and
(2) who is:
(A) certified to inspect buildings by the International Code Council;
(B) employed as a building inspector by the municipality in which the building is located;
(C) employed as a building inspector by any political subdivision, if the municipality in which the building is located has approved the person to perform inspections during a disaster; or
(D) an engineer licensed under Chapter 1001, Occupations Code.
(b) A municipality may not collect an additional inspection fee related to the inspection of a building performed under Subsection (a).
(c) A person who performs an inspection under this section must:
(1) comply with the municipality's building inspection regulations and policies; and
(2) not later than the 30th day after the date of the inspection, provide notice to the municipality of the inspection.
(d) The municipality may prescribe a reasonable format for the notice provided under Subsection (c)(2).
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 427 (S.B. 877), Sec. 1, eff. June 8, 2021.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.214.htm
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