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Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 786.001. Definitions

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

In this chapter:

(1) "Common amenity" means an amenity or service offered or provided to residents of a multiunit residential property.

(2) "Resident" means an individual who resides in a senior retirement community as a unit owner or tenant.

(3) "Senior retirement community" means a residential community or a portion of a residential community:

(A) described by Section 301.043, Property Code;

(B) that contains not fewer than 20 residential units in one or more multiunit buildings that are available to own, rent, or lease;  and

(C) that provides common amenities.

(4) "Senior retirement community contract" means a contract with a resident of a senior retirement community for providing a common amenity to the resident.

(5) "Unit" means a physical portion of a residential property designated for separate ownership or occupancy.

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