Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 23 - TEXAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION › Chapter 535 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter R - REAL ESTATE INSPECTORS › Section 535.223 - Standard Inspection Report Form

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The Commission adopts by reference Property Inspection
					 Report Form REI 7-6, approved by the Commission for use in reporting
					 inspections results. This document is published by and available from the
					 Commission website:
www.trec.texas.gov
,
					 or by writing to the Commission at Texas Real Estate Commission, P.O. Box
					 12188, Austin, Texas 78711-2188.
(1)
				  Except as provided by this section, inspections performed for a prospective
				  buyer or prospective seller of substantially complete one-to-four family
				  residential property shall be reported on Form REI 7-6 adopted by the
				  Commission ("the standard form").
(2) If an inspector uses computer software or
				  other means to produce an inspection report, the inspector must reproduce the
				  text of the standard form verbatim and the spacing, borders and placement of
				  text must be identical to the standard form.
(3) An inspector may make the following
				  changes to the standard form:
(A) delete the
				  line for name and license number, of the sponsoring inspector, if the
				  inspection was performed solely by a professional inspector;
(B) change the typeface; provided that it is
				  no smaller than a 10 point font;
(C) change the color of the typeface and
				  checkboxes;
(D) use legal sized
				  (8-1/2" by 14") paper;
(E) add a
				  cover page to the report form;
(F)
				  add footers to each page of the report except the first page and may add
				  headers to each page of the report;
(G) place the property identification and
				  page number at either the top or bottom of the page;
(H) add subheadings under items, provided
				  that the numbering of the standard items remains consistent with the standard
				  form;
(I) list other items in the
				  corresponding appropriate section of the report form and additional captions,
				  letters, and check boxes for those items;
(J) delete inapplicable subsections of
				  Section VI., Optional Systems, and re-letter any remaining
				  subsections;
(K) delete "Other"
				  subsections of Section I. through Section VI.;
(L) as the inspector deems necessary:
(i) allocate such space for comments in:
(I) the "Additional Information Provided by
				  the Inspector" section; and
(II)
				  each section provided for comments for each inspected item;
(ii) attach additional pages of
				  comments; or
(iii) both;
(M) include a service
				  agreement/inspection contract or contractual terms between the inspector and a
				  client with the standard form under the "Additional Information Provided by the
				  Inspector" section or as an attachment to the standard form;
(N) attach additional pages to the form if:
(i) it is necessary to report the inspection
				  of a component, or system not contained in the standard form; or
(ii) the space provided on the form is
				  inadequate for a complete reporting of the Inspection;
(O) attach additional reporting information
				  produced by computer software so long as the standard report form is provided
				  before that information; and
(P)
				  Remove the Commission's logo or substitute the inspector's logo in place of the
				  Commission's logo.