Attorney General Opinion in the Bluebonnet State. Property Rights and RVs.

In Texas Attorney General Opinino Rquest, RQ-022-KP, we’re going to find out what property rights an RV has and what property rights a park owner has.

Get your arguments ready for the Attorney General.

Get your drafting pencils ready to write the bill to fix the opinion. 

Who requested the opinion: Charles Perry

The question for the Attorney General Opinion: whether recreational vehicle park guests-transient or temporary guests-are licensees or tenants

What arguments does the opinion request make?

• There is no consistency under TExas law onw hether RVs are treated as tenants or licnesees at RV parks
• Licensees are how hotel guests are treated and references the transient nature
• The TX Water Code refers  RVs as transient
• The TX Transportation Code doesn’t use the word “transient” but refers to “not permanent”