Sec. 347.254. PAYMENT OF TAXES THROUGH THE CREDITOR. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a creditor shall require a consumer to pay ad valorem taxes on the manufactured home through the creditor. (b) The creditor may: (1) include in the credit transaction an amount equal to a reasonable estimate of the tax for the first year; or (2) require that the consumer pay on each installment due date an amount equal to one-twelfth of the reasonable estimate of the tax for the first year. (c) The escrow requirement of Subsection (a) does not apply to a transaction involving a manufactured home if the creditor is a federally insured financial institution and does not otherwise require the escrow of taxes, insurance premiums, fees, or other charges in connection with loans secured by residential real property.
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