Sec. 766.0021.  SMOKE DETECTOR FOR HEARING-IMPAIRED PERSONS.  (a)  A purchaser under a written contract for the sale of a one-family or two-family dwelling may require the seller to install smoke detectors for hearing-impaired persons if:
(1)  the purchaser or a member of the purchaser's family who will reside in the dwelling is a hearing-impaired person;
(2)  the purchaser provides written evidence of the hearing impairment signed by a licensed physician; and
(3)  not later than the 10th day after the effective date of the contract, the purchaser requests in writing that the seller install smoke detectors for hearing-impaired persons and specifies the locations in the dwelling where the smoke detectors are to be installed.
(b)  If the seller is required to install smoke detectors for hearing-impaired persons under Subsection (a), the seller and purchaser may agree:
(1)  which party will bear the cost of installing the smoke detectors; and
(2)  which brand of smoke detectors to install.
(c)  The seller must install the smoke detectors not later than the closing date of the sale of the dwelling.
(d)  A purchaser may terminate the contract to purchase the dwelling if the seller fails to install smoke detectors for hearing-impaired persons as required by this section.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1051 (H.B. 2118), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2007.