10 TAC § 80.37. Correction Requirements

(a) The retailer, installer, or manufacturer shall take immediate corrective action when notification is received from a consumer and the nature of the complaint indicates an imminent safety hazard or serious defect.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (a) of this section, manufacturers, retailers, and installers shall perform their obligations in accordance with their respective written warranty within a reasonable period of time. A reasonable period of time is deemed to be not more than thirty (30) calendar days following receipt of the consumer's written notification unless there is good cause requiring more time. The consumer's written notification must be given:

(1) within the one (1) year manufacturer's and retailer's warranty period for new homes;

(2) within two (2) years for the installer's warranty period; and

(3) for used homes within sixty-five (65) calendar days after the date of the sale or installation, whichever is later.

(c) The manufacturer, installer, and retailer shall make available for review by Department personnel, records relating to their respective warranty responsibilities, to assure that warranty work has been accomplished and that warranty work has been done in accordance with design or standards criteria and properly completed.