Tex. Civ. Practice & Remedies Code Section 145.001
Definitions

In this chapter:

(1)

“In-home service company” means a person who employs a person to enter another person’s residence and for a fee repair:

(A)

an appliance;

(B)

the residence’s heating, air-conditioning, and ventilation system;

(C)

the residence’s plumbing system; or

(D)

the residence’s electrical system.

(1-a)

“Residence” means a person’s principal or ordinary home or dwelling place and includes:

(A)

any garage that is attached to the home or dwelling place; and

(B)

any construction area that is attached to and accessible from the inhabited area or the attached garage of the home or dwelling place.

(2)

“Residential delivery company” means a person who employs a person to, for a fee:

(A)

deliver an item to another person’s residence; and

(B)

enter the residence to place, assemble, or install the item.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 228, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 751 (S.B. 627), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.

Source: Section 145.001 — Definitions, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.­145.­htm#145.­001 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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