This subchapter does not require the escrow of a waitlist fee or a similar fee of $1,000 or less, or of any nonrefundable portion of a deposit or entrance fee that:

1. (1) does not exceed an amount equal to two percent of the entrance fee; and
2. (2) is clearly designated as nonrefundable in the continuing care contract or reservation agreement.

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 953, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 836 (S.B. 1522), Sec. 15, eff. January 1, 2026.