Texas Government Code 2306.751 – Definition
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Terms Used In Texas Government Code 2306.751
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
In this subchapter, “owner-builder” means a person, other than a person who owns or operates a construction business:
(1) who:
(A) owns or purchases a piece of real property through a warranty deed or a warranty deed and deed of trust; or
(B) is purchasing a piece of real property under a contract for deed entered into before January 1, 1999; and
(2) who undertakes to make improvements to that property.