Sec. 233.151.  DEFINITIONS.  (a)  In this subchapter, "new residential construction" includes:
(1)  residential construction of a single-family house or duplex on a vacant lot; and
(2)  construction of an addition to an existing single-family house or duplex, if the addition will increase the square footage or value of the existing residential building by more than 50 percent.
(b)  The term does not include a structure that is constructed in accordance with Chapter 1201, Occupations Code, or a modular home constructed in accordance with Chapter 1202, Occupations Code.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1318 (H.B. 2833), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.