The following general requirements shall apply to all single
family construction activities.
  (1) This chapter shall go into effect on January 1,
2015. All construction activities funded by a Contract with an effective
date on or after January 1, 2015, or a Reservation of Department funds
submitted on or after January 1, 2015 shall comply with this chapter.
  (2) Local residential building codes that exceed some
or all parts of this chapter shall take precedence.
  (3) A final inspection conducted by Administrators
confirming compliance with this chapter shall be required for release
of final payment from the Department.


Source Note: The provisions of this §21.4 adopted to be effective January 9, 2014, 39 TexReg 76; amended to be effective November 11, 2015, 40 TexReg 7812