| (a) The Commission adopts by reference the Consumer
Protection Notice, TREC No. CN 1-4. This document is published by
and available from the Texas Real Estate Commission, P.O. Box 12188,
Austin, Texas 78711-2188, www.trec.texas.gov.
(b) Each license holder shall provide the notice adopted
under subsection (a) by:
(1) displaying it in a readily noticeable location
in each place of business the broker maintains; and
(2) providing a link to it in a readily noticeable
place on the homepage of each business website, labeled:
(A) "Texas Real Estate Commission Consumer Protection
Notice", in at least 10 point font; or
(B) "TREC Consumer Protection Notice", in at least
12 point font.
(c) For purposes of this section, business website
means a website on the internet that:
(1) is accessible to the public;
(2) contains information about a license holder's real
estate brokerage services; and
(3) the content of the website is controlled by the
license holder.
(d) For purposes of providing the link required under
subsection (b)(2) on a social media platform, the link may be located
on:
(1) the account holder profile; or
(2) a separate page or website through a direct link
from the social media platform or account holder profile.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §531.18 adopted to be effective February 1, 1990, 14 TexReg 2613; amended to be effective November 1, 1991, 16 TexReg 5209; amended to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7797; amended to be effective May 21, 2014, 39 TexReg 3855; amended to be effective February 1, 2016, 40 TexReg 8218; amended to be effective December 6, 2017, 42 TexReg 6798; amended to be effective February 1, 2021, 45 TexReg 8519; amended to be effective March 10, 2022, 47 TexReg 1092; amended to be effective May 25, 2022, 47 TexReg 3050 |
