Section 1201.551 - Denial of License; Disciplinary Action(a) The director may deny, permanently revoke, or suspend for a definite period and specified sales location or geographic area a license if the director determines that the applicant or license holder:(1) knowingly and wilfully violated this chapter or a rule adopted or order issued under this chapter;(2) unlawfully retained or converted money, property, or any other thing of value from a consumer in the form of a down payment, sales or use tax, deposit, or insurance premium;(3) failed repeatedly to file with the department a completed application for a statement of ownership before the 61st day after the date of the sale of a manufactured home as required by Section 1201.206 or the date of the installation, whichever occurred later;(4) failed to give or breached a manufactured home warranty required by this chapter or by the Federal Trade Commission;(5) engaged in a false, misleading, or deceptive act or practice as described by Subchapter E, Chapter 17, Business & Commerce Code;(6) failed to provide or file a report required by the department for the administration or enforcement of this chapter;(7) provided false information on an application, report, or other document filed with the department;(8) acquired a criminal record during the five-year period preceding the application date that, in the opinion of the director, makes the applicant unfit for licensing;(9) failed to file a bond or other security for each location as required by Subchapter C;(10) has had another license issued by this state revoked or suspended; or(11) failed to pay the required fee to obtain or renew a license.(b) The director may suspend or revoke a license if, after receiving notice of a claim, the license holder or the license holder's surety fails or refuses to pay a final claim paid under the manufactured homeowner consumer claims program for which demand for reimbursement was made.Tex. Occ. Code § 1201.551
Amended by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 408,Sec. 70, eff. 9/1/2017.Amended By Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 863, Sec. 61, eff. 1/1/2008.Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 338, Sec. 38, eff. 6/18/2003.Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. 6/1/2003.