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TX Prop § 301.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 15 - Fair Housing Practices|Chapter 301 - Texas Fair Housing Act|Subchapter B. Discrimination Prohibited|Section 301.022. Publication

Sec. 301.022.  PUBLICATION.  A person may not make, print, or publish or effect the making, printing, or publishing of a notice, statement, or advertisement that is about the sale or rental of a dwelling and that indicates any preference, limitation, or discrimination or the intention to make a preference, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 40, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Prop § 301.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 15 - Fair Housing Practices|Chapter 301 - Texas Fair Housing Act|Subchapter B. Discrimination Prohibited|Section 301.023. Inspection

Sec. 301.023.  INSPECTION.  A person may not represent to another because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin that a dwelling is not available for inspection for sale or rental when the dwelling is available for inspection.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 40, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Prop § 301.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 15 - Fair Housing Practices|Chapter 301 - Texas Fair Housing Act|Subchapter B. Discrimination Prohibited|Section 301.024. Entry Into Neighborhood

Sec. 301.024.  ENTRY INTO NEIGHBORHOOD.  A person may not, for profit, induce or attempt to induce another to sell or rent a dwelling by representations regarding the entry or prospective entry into a neighborhood of a person of a particular race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 40, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Prop § 301.026 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 15 - Fair Housing Practices|Chapter 301 - Texas Fair Housing Act|Subchapter B. Discrimination Prohibited|Section 301.026. Residential Real Estate Related Transaction

Sec. 301.026.  RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE RELATED TRANSACTION.  (a)  A person whose business includes engaging in residential real estate related transactions may not discriminate against another in making a real estate related transaction available or in the terms or conditions of a real estate related transaction because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin.(b)  In this section, "residential real estate related transaction" means:(1)  the making or purchasing of loans or the provision of other financial assistance:(A)  to purchase, construct, improve, repair, or maintain a dwelling;  or(B)  to secure residential real estate;  or(2)  the selling, brokering, or appraising of residential real property.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 40, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Prop § 301.027 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 15 - Fair Housing Practices|Chapter 301 - Texas Fair Housing Act|Subchapter B. Discrimination Prohibited|Section 301.027. Brokerage Services

Sec. 301.027.  BROKERAGE SERVICES.  A person may not deny another access to, or membership or participation in, a multiple-listing service, real estate brokers' organization, or other service, organization, or facility relating to the business of selling or renting dwellings, or discriminate against a person in the terms or conditions of access, membership, or participation in such an organization, service, or facility because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 40, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Prop § 301.041 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 15 - Fair Housing Practices|Chapter 301 - Texas Fair Housing Act|Subchapter C. Exemptions|Section 301.041. Certain Sales and Rentals Exempted

Sec. 301.041.  CERTAIN SALES AND RENTALS EXEMPTED.  (a)  Sections 301.021, 301.023, 301.024, and 301.025 do not apply to:(1)  the sale or rental of a single-family house sold or rented by the owner if:(A)  the owner does not:(i)  own more than three single-family houses at any one time; or(ii)  own any interest in, nor is there owned or reserved on the person's behalf, under any express or voluntary agreement, title to or any right to any part of the proceeds from the sale or rental of more than three single-family houses at any one time; and(B)  the house is sold or rented without:(i)  the use of the sales or rental facilities or services of a broker, agent, or salesperson licensed under Chapter 1101, Occupations Code, or of an employee or agent of a licensed broker, agent, or salesperson, or the facilities or services of any person in the business of selling or renting a dwelling; or(ii)  the publication, posting, or mailing of a notice, statement, or advertisement prohibited by Section 301.022; or(2)  the sale or rental of the rooms or units in a dwelling containing living quarters occupied by or intended to be occupied by not more than four families living independently of each other, if the owner maintains and occupies one of the living quarters as the owner's residence.(b)  The exemption in Subsection (a)(1) applies only to one sale in a 24-month period if the owner was not the most recent resident of the house at the time of the sale.(c)  Subsection (a) does not prohibit the use of attorneys, escrow agents, abstractors, title companies, and other professional assistants necessary to transfer title.(d)  For purposes of Subsection (a), a person is in the business of selling or renting a dwelling if:(1)  the person has, within the preceding year, participated as the seller or landlord in three or more transactions involving the sale or rental of a dwelling or any interest in a dwelling;(2)  the person has, within the preceding year, participated in two or more transactions, other than transactions involving the person's own dwelling, as an agent providing sales or rental facilities or services involving the sale or rental of a dwelling or any interest in a dwelling; or(3)  the person is the owner of a dwelling designed or intended for occupancy by, or that is occupied by, five or more families.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 40, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.810, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 455 (H.B. 1153), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Prop § 301.042 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 15 - Fair Housing Practices|Chapter 301 - Texas Fair Housing Act|Subchapter C. Exemptions|Section 301.042. Religious Organization, Private Club, and Appraisal Exemption

Sec. 301.042.  RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION, PRIVATE CLUB, AND APPRAISAL EXEMPTION.  (a)  This chapter does not prohibit a religious organization, association, or society or a nonprofit institution or organization operated, supervised, or controlled by or in conjunction with a religious organization, association, or society from:(1)  limiting the sale, rental, or occupancy of dwellings that it owns or operates for other than a commercial purpose to persons of the same religion;  or(2)  giving preference to persons of the same religion, unless membership in the religion is restricted because of race, color, or national origin.(b)  This chapter does not prohibit a private club that is not open to the public and that, as an incident to its primary purpose, provides lodging that it owns or operates for other than a commercial purpose from limiting the rental or occupancy of the lodging to its members or from giving preference to its members.(c)  This chapter does not prohibit a person engaged in the business of furnishing appraisals of real property from considering in those appraisals factors other than race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 40, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Prop § 301.043 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 15 - Fair Housing Practices|Chapter 301 - Texas Fair Housing Act|Subchapter C. Exemptions|Section 301.043. Housing for Elderly Exempted

Sec. 301.043.  HOUSING FOR ELDERLY EXEMPTED.  The provisions of this chapter relating to familial status do not apply to housing:(1)  that the commission determines is specifically designed and operated to assist elderly individuals under a federal or state program;(2)  intended for, and solely occupied by, individuals 62 years of age or older;  or(3)  intended and operated for occupancy by at least one individual 55 years of age or older for each unit as determined by commission rules.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 40, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Prop § 301.044 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 15 - Fair Housing Practices|Chapter 301 - Texas Fair Housing Act|Subchapter C. Exemptions|Section 301.044. Effect on Other Law

Sec. 301.044.  EFFECT ON OTHER LAW.  (a)  This chapter does not affect a reasonable local or state restriction on the maximum number of occupants permitted to occupy a dwelling or a restriction relating to health or safety standards.(b)  This chapter does not affect a requirement of nondiscrimination in any other state or federal law.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 40, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Prop § 301.062 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 15 - Fair Housing Practices|Chapter 301 - Texas Fair Housing Act|Subchapter D. Administrative Provisions|Section 301.062. Rules

Sec. 301.062.  RULES.  The commission may adopt rules necessary to implement this chapter, but substantive rules adopted by the commission shall impose obligations, rights, and remedies that are the same as are provided in federal fair housing regulations.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 40, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Prop § 301.063 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 15 - Fair Housing Practices|Chapter 301 - Texas Fair Housing Act|Subchapter D. Administrative Provisions|Section 301.063. Complaints

Sec. 301.063.  COMPLAINTS.  As provided by Subchapters E and F, the commission shall receive, investigate, seek to conciliate, and act on complaints alleging violations of this chapter.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 40, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Prop § 301.065 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 15 - Fair Housing Practices|Chapter 301 - Texas Fair Housing Act|Subchapter D. Administrative Provisions|Section 301.065. Reports and Studies

Sec. 301.065.  REPORTS AND STUDIES.  (a)  The commission shall, at least annually, publish a written report recommending legislative or other action to carry out the purposes of this chapter.(b)  The commission shall make studies relating to the nature and extent of discriminatory housing practices in this state.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 40, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Prop § 301.066 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 15 - Fair Housing Practices|Chapter 301 - Texas Fair Housing Act|Subchapter D. Administrative Provisions|Section 301.066. Cooperation With Other Entities

Sec. 301.066.  COOPERATION WITH OTHER ENTITIES.  The commission shall cooperate with and may provide technical and other assistance to federal, state, local, and other public or private entities that are designing or operating programs to prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing practices.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 40, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Prop § 301.067 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 15 - Fair Housing Practices|Chapter 301 - Texas Fair Housing Act|Subchapter D. Administrative Provisions|Section 301.067. Subpoenas and Discovery

Sec. 301.067.  SUBPOENAS AND DISCOVERY.  (a)  The commission may issue subpoenas and order discovery in investigations and hearings under this chapter.(b)  The subpoenas and discovery may be ordered to the same extent and are subject to the same limitations as subpoenas and discovery in a civil action in district court.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 40, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Prop § 301.068 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 15 - Fair Housing Practices|Chapter 301 - Texas Fair Housing Act|Subchapter D. Administrative Provisions|Section 301.068. Referral to Municipality

Sec. 301.068.  REFERRAL TO MUNICIPALITY.  The commission may defer proceedings under this chapter and refer a complaint to a municipality that has been certified by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development as a substantially equivalent fair housing agency.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 40, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Prop § 301.069 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 15 - Fair Housing Practices|Chapter 301 - Texas Fair Housing Act|Subchapter D. Administrative Provisions|Section 301.069. Gifts and Grants

Sec. 301.069.  GIFTS AND GRANTS.  (a)  The commission may accept gifts and grants from any public or private source for administering this chapter.(b)  Gifts and grants received shall be deposited to the credit of the fair housing fund in the state treasury.(c)  Money deposited to the credit of the fund may be used only for administering this chapter.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 40, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Prop § 301.070 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 15 - Fair Housing Practices|Chapter 301 - Texas Fair Housing Act|Subchapter D. Administrative Provisions|Section 301.070. Accessibility Assistance and Information for Landlords

Sec. 301.070.  ACCESSIBILITY ASSISTANCE AND INFORMATION FOR LANDLORDS.  The commission shall provide to landlords technical and other assistance relating to the accessibility requirements under this chapter.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 872, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Prop § 301.081 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 15 - Fair Housing Practices|Chapter 301 - Texas Fair Housing Act|Subchapter E. Administrative Enforcement|Section 301.081. Complaint

Sec. 301.081.  COMPLAINT.  (a)  The commission shall investigate complaints of alleged discriminatory housing practices.(b)  A complaint must be:(1)  in writing;(2)  under oath;  and(3)  in the form prescribed by the commission.(c)  An aggrieved person may file a complaint with the commission alleging the discriminatory housing practice.  The commission may file a complaint.(d)  A complaint must be filed on or before the first anniversary of the date the alleged discriminatory housing practice occurs or terminates, whichever is later.(e)  A complaint may be amended at any time.(f)  On the filing of a complaint, the commission shall:(1)  give the aggrieved person notice that the complaint has been received;(2)  advise the aggrieved person of the time limits and choice of forums under this chapter;  and(3)  not later than the 20th day after the date of the filing of the complaint or the identification of an additional or substitute respondent under Section 301.084, serve on each respondent:(A)  a notice identifying the alleged discriminatory housing practice and advising the respondent of the procedural rights and obligations of a respondent under this chapter;  and(B)  a copy of the original complaint.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 40, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Prop § 301.082 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 15 - Fair Housing Practices|Chapter 301 - Texas Fair Housing Act|Subchapter E. Administrative Enforcement|Section 301.082. Answer

Sec. 301.082.  ANSWER.  (a)  Not later than the 10th day after the date of receipt of the notice and copy of the complaint under Section 301.081(f)(3), a respondent may file an answer to the complaint.(b)  An answer must be:(1)  in writing;(2)  under oath;  and(3)  in the form prescribed by the commission.(c)  An answer may be amended at any time.(d)  An answer does not inhibit the investigation of a complaint.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 40, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Prop § 301.083 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 15 - Fair Housing Practices|Chapter 301 - Texas Fair Housing Act|Subchapter E. Administrative Enforcement|Section 301.083. Investigation

Sec. 301.083.  INVESTIGATION.  (a)  If the federal government has referred a complaint to the commission or has deferred jurisdiction over the subject matter of the complaint to the commission, the commission shall promptly investigate the allegations set forth in the complaint.(b)  The commission shall investigate all complaints and, except as provided by Subsection (c), shall complete an investigation not later than the 100th day after the date the complaint is filed or, if it is unable to complete the investigation within the 100-day period, shall dispose of all administrative proceedings related to the investigation not later than the first anniversary after the date the complaint is filed.(c)  If the commission is unable to complete an investigation within the time periods prescribed by Subsection (b), the commission shall notify the complainant and the respondent in writing of the reasons for the delay.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 40, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Prop § 301.084 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 15 - Fair Housing Practices|Chapter 301 - Texas Fair Housing Act|Subchapter E. Administrative Enforcement|Section 301.084. Additional or Substitute Respondent

Sec. 301.084.  ADDITIONAL OR SUBSTITUTE RESPONDENT.  (a)  The commission may join a person not named in the complaint as an additional or substitute respondent if during the investigation the commission determines that the person should be accused of a discriminatory housing practice.(b)  In addition to the information required in the notice under Section 301.081(f), the commission shall include in a notice to a respondent joined under this section the reasons for the determination that the person is properly joined as a respondent.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 40, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Prop § 301.085 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 15 - Fair Housing Practices|Chapter 301 - Texas Fair Housing Act|Subchapter E. Administrative Enforcement|Section 301.085. Conciliation

Sec. 301.085.  CONCILIATION.  (a)  The commission shall, during the period beginning with the filing of a complaint and ending with the filing of a charge or a dismissal by the commission, to the extent feasible, engage in conciliation with respect to the complaint.(b)  A conciliation agreement between a respondent and the complainant is subject to commission approval.(c)  A conciliation agreement may provide for binding arbitration or another method of dispute resolution.  Dispute resolution that results from a conciliation agreement may authorize appropriate relief, including monetary relief.(d)  A conciliation agreement is public information unless:(1)  the complainant and respondent agree that it is not;  and(2)  the commission determines that disclosure is not necessary to further the purposes of this chapter.(e)  Statements made or actions taken in the conciliation may not be made public or used as evidence in a subsequent proceeding under this chapter without the written consent of the persons concerned.(f)  After completion of the commission's investigation, the commission shall make available to the aggrieved person and the respondent, at any time, information derived from the investigation and the final investigative report relating to that investigation.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 40, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Prop § 301.086 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 15 - Fair Housing Practices|Chapter 301 - Texas Fair Housing Act|Subchapter E. Administrative Enforcement|Section 301.086. Temporary or Preliminary Relief

Sec. 301.086.  TEMPORARY OR PRELIMINARY RELIEF.  (a)  The commission may authorize a civil action for temporary or preliminary relief pending the final disposition of a complaint if the commission concludes after the filing of the complaint that prompt judicial action is necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.(b)  On receipt of the commission's authorization, the attorney general shall promptly file the action.(c)  A temporary restraining order or other order granting preliminary or temporary relief under this section is governed by the applicable Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.(d)  The filing of a civil action under this section does not affect the initiation or continuation of administrative proceedings under Section 301.111.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 40, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Prop § 301.087 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 15 - Fair Housing Practices|Chapter 301 - Texas Fair Housing Act|Subchapter E. Administrative Enforcement|Section 301.087. Investigative Report

Sec. 301.087.  INVESTIGATIVE REPORT.  (a)  The commission shall prepare a final investigative report including:(1)  the names of and dates of contacts with witnesses;(2)  a summary of correspondence and other contacts with the aggrieved person and the respondent showing the dates of the correspondence and contacts;(3)  a summary description of other pertinent records;(4)  a summary of witness statements;  and(5)  answers to interrogatories.(b)  A final report under this section may be amended if additional evidence is discovered.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 40, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Prop § 301.088 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 15 - Fair Housing Practices|Chapter 301 - Texas Fair Housing Act|Subchapter E. Administrative Enforcement|Section 301.088. Reasonable Cause Determination

Sec. 301.088.  REASONABLE CAUSE DETERMINATION.  (a)  The commission shall determine from the facts whether reasonable cause exists to believe that a discriminatory housing practice has occurred or is about to occur.(b)  The commission shall make the determination under Subsection (a) not later than the 100th day after the date a complaint is filed unless:(1)  making the determination is impracticable;  or(2)  the commission approves a conciliation agreement relating to the complaint.(c)  If within the period provided by Subsection (b) making the determination is impracticable, the commission shall give in writing to the complainant and the respondent the reasons for the delay.(d)  If the commission determines that reasonable cause exists to believe that a discriminatory housing practice has occurred or is about to occur, the commission shall, except as provided by Section 301.090, immediately issue a charge on behalf of the aggrieved person.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 40, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Prop § 301.089 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 15 - Fair Housing Practices|Chapter 301 - Texas Fair Housing Act|Subchapter E. Administrative Enforcement|Section 301.089. Charge

Sec. 301.089.  CHARGE.  (a)  A charge issued under Section 301.088:(1)  must consist of a short and plain statement of the facts on which the commission finds reasonable cause to believe that a discriminatory housing practice has occurred or is about to occur;(2)  must be based on the final investigative report;  and(3)  is not limited to the facts or grounds alleged in the complaint.(b)  Not later than the 20th day after the date the commission issues a charge, the commission shall send a copy of the charge with information about the election under Section 301.093 to:(1)  each respondent;  and(2)  each aggrieved person on whose behalf the complaint was filed.(c)  The commission shall include with a charge sent to a respondent a notice of the opportunity for a hearing under Section 301.111.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 40, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Prop § 301.090 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 15 - Fair Housing Practices|Chapter 301 - Texas Fair Housing Act|Subchapter E. Administrative Enforcement|Section 301.090. Land Use Law

Sec. 301.090.  LAND USE LAW.  If the commission determines that the matter involves the legality of a state or local zoning or other land use law or ordinance, the commission may not issue a charge and shall immediately refer the matter to the attorney general for appropriate action.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 40, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|