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Consumer Law
Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act. This is the basic consumer
protection statute in Texas. It prohibits a laundry list of deceptive trade practices
and gives consumers the right to sue for damages. It requires that consumers who
win deceptive trade practice lawsuits be awarded their attorney's fees and in some
cases provides for damages of up to three times a consumer's actual damages. Many
of the other consumer protection statutes in Texas tie-in to the Deceptive Trade
Practices Act and allow consumers to sue under the Act for violation of those
statutes.

Chapter 541 of the Texas Insurance Code (formerly Art. 21.21). This statute, which
only applies to insurance related transactions, contains many of the same
protections as the Deceptive Trade Practices Act. Like the Deceptive Trade
Practices Act, many of the other provisions of the Insurance Code and the
Department of Insurance's regulations are tied into Chapter 541, so that consumers
injured by violations of those other laws may sue under Chapter 541 The
Department of Insurance has adopted regulations spelling out in more detail the
obligations under Chapter 541 and related provisions of the insurance code.

Lemon Law: Motor Vehicle Warranty Performance Obligations. Under certain
circumstances, the lemon law gives the owner of a defective car the right to force the
manufacturer to buy back the car. The Department of Transportation has adopted
regulations which spell out the obligtions of manufacturers under the Lemon Law in
greater detail. Note: (The regulations are in an Adobe Acrobat file. Adobe Acrobat
Reader is free and can be downloaded from adobe.com.)Manufactured Housing
Standards Act. This statute gives consumers of manufactured homes important
warranty and other rights.

Chapter 91 and Chapter 92 of the Property Code: Landlord and Tenant. The
Landlord and Tenant provisions of the Property Code give consumers protections
against security deposit abuses, utility cutoffs, retaliation, and other practices, and
requires security devices and smoke detectors.

Residential Construction Commission Act. This statute sets forth important
procedures that consumers must follow if to make a claim against a home builder.
The Residential Construction Commission was created in the 2003 Legislature. The
Commission is charged with making rules concerning home warranties and
performance standards, registering home builders, and administering a state
inspection and dispute resolution process.
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