1. (a) Annual License Fees and Renewal Fees:

   1. (1) $425 for each manufacturer's plant license;
   2. (2) $275 for each retailer's sales license;
   3. (3) $275 for each rebuilder's license;
   4. (4) $175 for each broker's license;
   5. (5) $175 for each installer's license; and
   6. (6) $100 for each salesperson's license.

2. (b) Installation Fees:

   1. (1) There is a reporting fee of $20 for the installation of each manufactured home which is not installed on a permanent foundation.
   2. (2) There is a reporting fee of $100 for the installation of a manufactured home permanently affixed to real estate or on a permanent foundation.

   3. (3) Installation fees shall be submitted to the department as follows:

      1. (A) When the installation occurs in conjunction with a title transfer, the fee must be submitted to the department along with the application for title and the Notice of Installation Affidavit; or
      2. (B) For secondary moves (when there is no title transfer), the fee must be submitted to the department along with a completed Notice of Installation Affidavit within ten (10) working days following the installation date.
   4. (4) Fee distributions to local governmental entities performing inspection functions pursuant to contract with the department shall be made in accordance with department procedures and the provisions of the contract.
3. (c) Alteration Fee: There is a fee of $30 per hour or a minimum fee of $30 for the inspection of alterations made upon the structure, plumbing, heating, or electrical systems of manufactured homes. The fee is paid to the department by the person making the alterations. The person shall also reimburse the department for mileage and per diem incurred by department personnel to and from the place of inspection.
4. (d) Seal Fee: There is a fee of $15 for the issuance of Texas Seals. Any person who sells, exchanges, lease purchases, or offers for sale, exchange, or lease purchase a used HUD-Code manufactured home manufactured after June 15, 1976, that does not have a HUD label affixed, or a used mobile home manufactured prior to June 15, 1976, that does not have a Texas Seal affixed shall file an application to the department for a Texas Seal. The application shall be accompanied by the seal fee of $15 per section made payable to the department.
5. (e) Monitoring Fee: There is a fee, as required by HUD, to be paid by each manufacturer in this state for each HUD-Code manufactured home produced. The monitoring inspection fee is established by the secretary of HUD, (pursuant to 24 CFR §3282.307) who shall distribute the fees collected from all manufacturers among the approved and conditionally approved states based on the number of new homes whose first location after leaving the manufacturing plant is on the premises of distributor, retailer, or purchaser in that state, and the extent of participation of the state in the joint monitoring program established under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974.
6. (f) Homeowner's Temporary Installer's License: There is a fee of $40 for the issuance of a homeowner's temporary installer's license, which shall also include the cost of the installation inspection. The fee shall be made payable to the department.
7. (g) Education Fee: Each attendee at the course of instruction in the law and consumer protection regulations for license applicants shall be assessed a fee of $250. If a manufacturer requests the training be performed at his or her facility, the manufacturer shall reimburse the department for the actual costs of the training session (educational fee plus actual cost of travel).

8. (h) Habitability Inspection:

   1. (1) There is a fee of $100 for the inspection of a manufactured home which is to be titled for use as a residence after the title has been previously canceled for business use or to become real estate. The inspection is to determine if the home is habitable as defined by §8 of the Standards Act. The fee shall accompany a Form A to apply for reinstatement of the title along with those documents set forth in §80.207 of this title (relating to Reinstatement of Canceled Documents of Title). The person requesting the inspection for the use change of a manufactured home shall be charged for mileage and per diem incurred by department personnel traveling to and from the location of the manufactured home. The inspector shall advise the consumer of the charges incurred and no title shall be issued until all fees have been paid.
   2. (2) There is a fee of $125 for the plan review and inspection of a salvaged manufactured home which is to be rebuilt to determine if the home is habitable for reinstatement of the title. The fee shall accompany a written request for the inspection. The rebuilder shall also be charged for mileage and per diem incurred by department personnel traveling to and from the location of the home. See §80.66 of this title (relating to Rebuilding or Repairing a "Salvaged" Manufactured Home). The inspector shall advise the rebuilder of the charges incurred and no title shall be issued until all fees have been paid.

9. (i) Consumer Complaint Inspection:

   1. (1) There is a fee of $100 for the initial inspection of a consumer's home in accordance with a consumer complaint when requested by a license holder or party other than a consumer. The fee shall accompany a written request for the inspection.
   2. (2) There is a fee of $100 for the reinspection of a consumer's home. The fee shall be paid by the party deemed responsible by the department.
10. (j) Titles: Fees relating to titles and title transactions are set forth in §80.202 of this title (relating to Fees for Title Documents).

Source Note:The provisions of this §80.20 adopted to be effective September 9, 1998, 23 TexReg 9021; amended to be effective September 8, 2002, 27 TexReg 7084.