Tex. Insurance Code § 549.0551
REQUIRING CERTAIN AMOUNTS OF COVERAGE
Texas · Texas Insurance Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Insurance Code § 549.0551, REQUIRING CERTAIN AMOUNTS OF COVERAGE, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/678458
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(a) A lender may not require as a condition of financing a residential mortgage or providing other financing arrangements for residential property, including a mobile or manufactured home, that a borrower purchase homeowners insurance coverage, mobile or manufactured home insurance coverage, or other residential property insurance coverage in an amount that exceeds the replacement value of the dwelling and its contents, regardless of the amount of the mortgage or other financing arrangement entered into by the borrower.
(b) For purposes of this section, a lender may not include the fair market value of the land on which a dwelling is located in the replacement value of the dwelling and its contents.