(a) A state-certified nonprofit owner-builder housing program shall offer owner-builder education classes to potential owner-builders. A class under this section must provide information on:
- (1) the financial responsibilities of an owner-builder under this subchapter, including the consequences of an owner-builder's failure to meet those responsibilities;
- (2) the building or rehabilitation of housing by owner-builders;
- (3) resources for low-cost building materials available to owner-builders; and
- (4) resources for building or rehabilitation assistance available to owner-builders.
- (b) A nonprofit owner-builder housing program may charge a potential owner-builder who enrolls in a class under this section a reasonable fee not to exceed $50 to offset the program's costs in providing the class.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1548, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1365 (S.B. 679), Sec. 7, eff. June 19, 2009.