Sec. 2.001.  MANUFACTURED HOUSING.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), a manufactured home is personal property.
(b)  A manufactured home is real property if:
(1)  the statement of ownership and location for the home issued under Section 1201.207, Occupations Code, reflects that the owner has elected to treat the home as real property;  and
(2)  a certified copy of the statement of ownership and location has been filed in the real property records in the county in which the home is located.
(c)  In this section, "consumer," "document of title," "first retail sale," "manufactured home," and "mobile home" have the meanings assigned by Chapter 1201, Occupations Code.
(d)  to (h) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 338, Sec. 52(2).
(i)  This section does not require a retailer or retailer's agent to obtain a license under Chapter 1101, Occupations Code.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 978, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1055, Sec. 5, eff. Jan. 1, 2002;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 338, Sec. 41 to 43, 52(2), eff. June 18, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.802, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.