Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 214.907 · Subchapter Z. MISCELLANEOUS POWERS AND DUTIES
PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN VALUE-BASED BUILDING PERMIT AND INSPECTION FEES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) In determining the amount of a building permit or inspection fee required in connection with the construction or improvement of a residential dwelling, a municipality may not consider:
(1) the value of the dwelling; or
(2) the cost of constructing or improving the dwelling.
(b) A municipality may not require the disclosure of information related to the value of or cost of constructing or improving a residential dwelling as a condition of obtaining a building permit except as required by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 93 (H.B. 852), Sec. 1, eff. May 21, 2019.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.214.htm
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