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TX Occ Code § 1101.755 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 7 - Practices and Professions Related to Real Property and Housing|Subtitle A - Professions Related to Real Estate|Chapter 1101 - Real Estate Brokers and Sales Agents|Subchapter P. Other Penalties and Enforcement Provisions|Section 1101.755. Appeal Bond Exemption

Sec. 1101.755.  APPEAL BOND EXEMPTION.  The commission is not required to give an appeal bond in an action to enforce this chapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1101.756 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 7 - Practices and Professions Related to Real Property and Housing|Subtitle A - Professions Related to Real Estate|Chapter 1101 - Real Estate Brokers and Sales Agents|Subchapter P. Other Penalties and Enforcement Provisions|Section 1101.756. General Criminal Penalty

Sec. 1101.756.  GENERAL CRIMINAL PENALTY.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person wilfully violates or fails to comply with this chapter or a commission order.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1101.757 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 7 - Practices and Professions Related to Real Property and Housing|Subtitle A - Professions Related to Real Estate|Chapter 1101 - Real Estate Brokers and Sales Agents|Subchapter P. Other Penalties and Enforcement Provisions|Section 1101.757. Criminal Penalty for Certain Violations by Residential Rental Locator

Sec. 1101.757.  CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS BY RESIDENTIAL RENTAL LOCATOR.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person engages in business as a residential rental locator in this state without a license issued under this chapter.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.161(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1101.758 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 7 - Practices and Professions Related to Real Property and Housing|Subtitle A - Professions Related to Real Estate|Chapter 1101 - Real Estate Brokers and Sales Agents|Subchapter P. Other Penalties and Enforcement Provisions|Section 1101.758. Criminal Penalty for Certain Violations by Broker, Sales Agent, or Certificate Holder

Sec. 1101.758.  CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS BY BROKER, SALES AGENT, OR CERTIFICATE HOLDER.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person acts as a broker or sales agent without holding a license under this chapter or engages in an activity for which a certificate of registration is required under this chapter without holding a certificate.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.(c)  to (e) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.162(b).|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.162(a), (b), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1158 (S.B. 699), Sec. 87, eff. January 1, 2016.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1158 (S.B. 699), Sec. 88, eff. January 1, 2016.|
TX Occ Code § 1101.759 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 7 - Practices and Professions Related to Real Property and Housing|Subtitle A - Professions Related to Real Estate|Chapter 1101 - Real Estate Brokers and Sales Agents|Subchapter P. Other Penalties and Enforcement Provisions|Section 1101.759. Cease and Desist Order

Sec. 1101.759.  CEASE AND DESIST ORDER.  (a)  If it appears to the commission that a person is violating this chapter or Chapter 1102 or a rule adopted under this chapter or Chapter 1102, the commission, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, may issue a cease and desist order prohibiting the person from engaging in the activity.(b)  A violation of an order under this section constitutes grounds for imposing an administrative penalty under Subchapter O.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1411 (S.B. 914), Sec. 36, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Occ Code § 1101.801 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 7 - Practices and Professions Related to Real Property and Housing|Subtitle A - Professions Related to Real Estate|Chapter 1101 - Real Estate Brokers and Sales Agents|Subchapter Q. General Provisions Relating to Liability Issues|Section 1101.801. Effect of Disciplinary Action on Liability

Sec. 1101.801.  EFFECT OF DISCIPLINARY ACTION ON LIABILITY.  Disciplinary action taken against a person under Section 1101.652 does not relieve the person from civil or criminal liability.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1101.802 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 7 - Practices and Professions Related to Real Property and Housing|Subtitle A - Professions Related to Real Estate|Chapter 1101 - Real Estate Brokers and Sales Agents|Subchapter Q. General Provisions Relating to Liability Issues|Section 1101.802. Liability Relating to HIV Infection or AIDS

Sec. 1101.802.  LIABILITY RELATING TO HIV INFECTION OR AIDS.  Notwithstanding Section 1101.801, a person is not civilly or criminally liable because the person failed to inquire about, make a disclosure relating to, or release information relating to whether a previous or current occupant of real property had, may have had, has, or may have AIDS, an HIV-related illness, or HIV infection as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States Public Health Service.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1101.803 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 7 - Practices and Professions Related to Real Property and Housing|Subtitle A - Professions Related to Real Estate|Chapter 1101 - Real Estate Brokers and Sales Agents|Subchapter Q. General Provisions Relating to Liability Issues|Section 1101.803. General Liability of Broker

Sec. 1101.803.  GENERAL LIABILITY OF BROKER.  A licensed broker is liable to the commission, the public, and the broker's clients for any conduct engaged in under this chapter by the broker or by a sales agent associated with or acting for the broker.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1158 (S.B. 699), Sec. 89, eff. January 1, 2016.|
TX Occ Code § 1101.804 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 7 - Practices and Professions Related to Real Property and Housing|Subtitle A - Professions Related to Real Estate|Chapter 1101 - Real Estate Brokers and Sales Agents|Subchapter Q. General Provisions Relating to Liability Issues|Section 1101.804. Liability for Providing Certain Information

Sec. 1101.804.  LIABILITY FOR PROVIDING CERTAIN INFORMATION.  A license holder or nonprofit real estate board or association that provides information about real property sales prices or the terms of a sale for the purpose of facilitating the listing, selling, leasing, financing, or appraisal of real property is not liable to another person for providing that information unless the disclosure of that information is specifically prohibited by statute.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1101.805 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 7 - Practices and Professions Related to Real Property and Housing|Subtitle A - Professions Related to Real Estate|Chapter 1101 - Real Estate Brokers and Sales Agents|Subchapter Q. General Provisions Relating to Liability Issues|Section 1101.805. Liability for Misrepresentation or Concealment

Sec. 1101.805.  LIABILITY FOR MISREPRESENTATION OR CONCEALMENT.  (a)  In this section, "party" has the meaning assigned by Section 1101.551.(b)  This section prevails over any other law, including common law.(c)  This section does not diminish a broker's responsibility for the acts or omissions of a sales agent associated with or acting for the broker.(d)  A party is not liable for a misrepresentation or a concealment of a material fact made by a license holder in a real estate transaction unless the party:(1)  knew of the falsity of the misrepresentation or concealment;  and(2)  failed to disclose the party's knowledge of the falsity of the misrepresentation or concealment.(e)  A license holder is not liable for a misrepresentation or a concealment of a material fact made by a party to a real estate transaction unless the license holder:(1)  knew of the falsity of the misrepresentation or concealment;  and(2)  failed to disclose the license holder's knowledge of the falsity of the misrepresentation or concealment.(f)  A party or a license holder is not liable for a misrepresentation or a concealment of a material fact made by a subagent in a real estate transaction unless the party or license holder:(1)  knew of the falsity of the misrepresentation or concealment;  and(2)  failed to disclose the party's or license holder's knowledge of the falsity of the misrepresentation or concealment.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1158 (S.B. 699), Sec. 90, eff. January 1, 2016.|
TX Occ Code § 1101.806 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 7 - Practices and Professions Related to Real Property and Housing|Subtitle A - Professions Related to Real Estate|Chapter 1101 - Real Estate Brokers and Sales Agents|Subchapter Q. General Provisions Relating to Liability Issues|Section 1101.806. Liability for Payment of Compensation or Commission

Sec. 1101.806.  LIABILITY FOR PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION OR COMMISSION.  (a)   This section does not:(1)  apply to an agreement to share compensation among license holders;  or(2)  limit a cause of action among brokers for interference with business relationships.(b)  A person may not maintain an action to collect compensation for an act as a broker or sales agent that is performed in this state unless the person alleges and proves that the person was:(1)  a license holder at the time the act was commenced; or(2)  an attorney licensed in any state.(c)  A person may not maintain an action in this state to recover a commission for the sale or purchase of real estate unless the promise or agreement on which the action is based, or a memorandum, is in writing and signed by the party against whom the action is brought or by a person authorized by that party to sign the document.(d)  A license holder who fails to advise a buyer as provided by Section 1101.555 may not receive payment of or recover any commission agreed to be paid on the sale.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1158 (S.B. 699), Sec. 91, eff. January 1, 2016.|
TX Occ Code § 1102.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 7 - Practices and Professions Related to Real Property and Housing|Subtitle A - Professions Related to Real Estate|Chapter 1102 - Real Estate Inspectors|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 1102.001. Definitions

Sec. 1102.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Apprentice inspector" means a person who is in training under the direct supervision of a professional inspector or a real estate inspector to become qualified to perform real estate inspections.(2)  "Broker" has the meaning assigned by Section 1101.002.(3)  "Commission" means the Texas Real Estate Commission.(4)  "Committee" means the Texas Real Estate Inspector Committee.(5)  "Core real estate inspection course" means an educational course approved by the commission that relates to real estate inspection, including a course on structural items, electrical items, mechanical systems, plumbing systems, roofing, business, law, standards of practice, report writing, appliances, or ethics.(6)  "Inspector" means a person who holds a license under this chapter.(7)  "License" means an apprentice inspector license, real estate inspector license, or professional inspector license.(8)  "Professional inspector" means a person who represents to the public that the person is trained and qualified to perform a real estate inspection and who accepts employment to perform a real estate inspection for a buyer or seller of real property.(9)  "Real estate inspection" means a written or oral opinion as to the condition of the improvements to real property, including structural items, electrical items, mechanical systems, plumbing systems, or equipment.(10)  "Real estate inspector" means a person who represents to the public that the person is trained and qualified to perform a real estate inspection under the indirect supervision of a professional inspector and who accepts employment to perform a real estate inspection for a buyer or seller of real property.(11)  "Salesperson" has the meaning assigned by Section 1101.002.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1102.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 7 - Practices and Professions Related to Real Property and Housing|Subtitle A - Professions Related to Real Estate|Chapter 1102 - Real Estate Inspectors|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 1102.002. Applicability of Chapter

Sec. 1102.002.  APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.  (a)  This chapter does not apply to a person who repairs, maintains, or inspects improvements to real property, including an electrician, plumber, carpenter, or person in the business of structural pest control in compliance with Chapter 1951, if the person does not represent to the public through personal solicitation or public advertising that the person is in the business of inspecting those improvements.(b)  This chapter does not prevent a person from performing an act the person is authorized to perform under a license or registration issued by this state or a governmental subdivision of this state under a law other than this chapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1102.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 7 - Practices and Professions Related to Real Property and Housing|Subtitle A - Professions Related to Real Estate|Chapter 1102 - Real Estate Inspectors|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 1102.003. Rules; Inspection Forms

Sec. 1102.003.  RULES;  INSPECTION FORMS.  The commission by rule shall prescribe standard forms and require inspectors to use the forms to reduce discrepancies and create consistency in preparing reports of real estate inspections.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1102.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 7 - Practices and Professions Related to Real Property and Housing|Subtitle A - Professions Related to Real Estate|Chapter 1102 - Real Estate Inspectors|Subchapter B. Texas Real Estate Inspector Committee|Section 1102.051. Committee Membership

Sec. 1102.051.  COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP.  (a)  The Texas Real Estate Inspector Committee is an advisory committee appointed by the commission.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1411, Sec. 59(5), eff. September 1, 2007.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1411, Sec. 59(5), eff. September 1, 2007.(d)  Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1411, Sec. 59(5), eff. September 1, 2007.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1411 (S.B. 914), Sec. 37, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1411 (S.B. 914), Sec. 59(5), eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Occ Code § 1102.058 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 7 - Practices and Professions Related to Real Property and Housing|Subtitle A - Professions Related to Real Estate|Chapter 1102 - Real Estate Inspectors|Subchapter B. Texas Real Estate Inspector Committee|Section 1102.058. General Powers and Duties of Committee; Recommendations

Sec. 1102.058.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMITTEE;  RECOMMENDATIONS.  (a)  Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1411, Sec. 59(12), eff. September 1, 2007.(b)  The committee shall recommend:(1)  rules for licensing inspectors in this state, including rules relating to:(A)  education and experience requirements;(B)  any qualifying examination;(C)  continuing education requirements;  and(D)  granting or denying a license application;(2)  the form of any required application or other document;(3)  reasonable fees to implement this chapter, including application fees, examination fees, fees for renewal of a license, and any other fee required by law;(4)  rules relating to standards of practice for real estate inspection;(5)  rules establishing a code of professional conduct and ethics for an inspector;  and(6)  any other commission action to provide a high degree of service to and protection of the public in dealing with an inspector.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1411 (S.B. 914), Sec. 59(12), eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Occ Code § 1102.060 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 7 - Practices and Professions Related to Real Property and Housing|Subtitle A - Professions Related to Real Estate|Chapter 1102 - Real Estate Inspectors|Subchapter B. Texas Real Estate Inspector Committee|Section 1102.060. Consideration of Committee Recommendations

Sec. 1102.060.  CONSIDERATION OF COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS.  The commission shall consider the committee's recommendations relating to qualifications and licensing of inspectors to assure the public of a quality professional inspection system in real estate transactions in this state.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1102.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 7 - Practices and Professions Related to Real Property and Housing|Subtitle A - Professions Related to Real Estate|Chapter 1102 - Real Estate Inspectors|Subchapter C. License Requirements|Section 1102.101. Apprentice Inspector License Required

Sec. 1102.101.  APPRENTICE INSPECTOR LICENSE REQUIRED.  A person may not act or attempt to act as an apprentice inspector in this state for a buyer or seller of real property unless the person:(1)  holds an apprentice inspector license under this chapter;  and(2)  is under the direct supervision of a real estate inspector or professional inspector.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1102.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 7 - Practices and Professions Related to Real Property and Housing|Subtitle A - Professions Related to Real Estate|Chapter 1102 - Real Estate Inspectors|Subchapter C. License Requirements|Section 1102.102. Real Estate Inspector License Required

Sec. 1102.102.  REAL ESTATE INSPECTOR LICENSE REQUIRED.  A person may not act or attempt to act as a real estate inspector in this state for a buyer or seller of real property unless the person:(1)  holds a real estate inspector license under this chapter;  and(2)  is under the indirect supervision of a professional inspector.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1102.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 7 - Practices and Professions Related to Real Property and Housing|Subtitle A - Professions Related to Real Estate|Chapter 1102 - Real Estate Inspectors|Subchapter C. License Requirements|Section 1102.103. Professional Inspector License Required

Sec. 1102.103.  PROFESSIONAL INSPECTOR LICENSE REQUIRED.  A person may not act as a professional inspector in this state for a buyer or seller of real property unless the person holds a professional inspector license under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1102.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 7 - Practices and Professions Related to Real Property and Housing|Subtitle A - Professions Related to Real Estate|Chapter 1102 - Real Estate Inspectors|Subchapter C. License Requirements|Section 1102.104. Supervision

Sec. 1102.104.  SUPERVISION.  For the purposes of this chapter, a person performing a real estate inspection or preparing a report of a real estate inspection is under:(1)  direct supervision if the person is instructed and controlled by a professional inspector or real estate inspector who is:(A)  responsible for the actions of the person;(B)  available if needed to consult with or assist the person;  and(C)  physically present at the time and place of the inspection;  and(2)  indirect supervision if the person is instructed and controlled by a professional inspector who is:(A)  responsible for the actions of the person;  and(B)  available if needed to consult with or assist the person.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1102.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 7 - Practices and Professions Related to Real Property and Housing|Subtitle A - Professions Related to Real Estate|Chapter 1102 - Real Estate Inspectors|Subchapter C. License Requirements|Section 1102.105. Application

Sec. 1102.105.  APPLICATION.  An applicant for a license under this chapter must file with the commission an application on a form prescribed by the commission.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1102.1051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 7 - Practices and Professions Related to Real Property and Housing|Subtitle A - Professions Related to Real Estate|Chapter 1102 - Real Estate Inspectors|Subchapter C. License Requirements|Section 1102.1051. Criminal History Record Information Requirement for License

Sec. 1102.1051.  CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REQUIREMENT FOR LICENSE.  (a)  The commission shall require that an applicant for a license or renewal of an unexpired license submit a complete and legible set of fingerprints, on a form prescribed by the commission, to the commission or to the Department of Public Safety for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record information from the Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.(b)  The commission shall refuse to issue a license to or renew the license of a person who does not comply with the requirement of Subsection (a).(c)  The commission shall conduct a criminal history check of each applicant for a license or renewal of a license using information:(1)  provided by the individual under this section; and(2)  made available to the commission by the Department of Public Safety, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and any other criminal justice agency under Chapter 411, Government Code.(d)  The commission may:(1)  enter into an agreement with the Department of Public Safety to administer a criminal history check required under this section; and(2)  authorize the Department of Public Safety to collect from each applicant the costs incurred by the department in conducting the criminal history check.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 698 (H.B. 2911), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Occ Code § 1102.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 7 - Practices and Professions Related to Real Property and Housing|Subtitle A - Professions Related to Real Estate|Chapter 1102 - Real Estate Inspectors|Subchapter C. License Requirements|Section 1102.106. Determination of Fitness

Sec. 1102.106.  DETERMINATION OF FITNESS.  As prescribed by Section 1101.353, the commission shall determine, on request, whether a person possesses the fitness to engage in a profession licensed under this chapter and may conduct a supplemental determination of the person's fitness.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 334 (S.B. 624), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2019.|