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TITLE 22EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 23TEXAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION
CHAPTER 531CANONS OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND CONDUCT
RULE §531.18Consumer Information

(a) The Commission adopts by reference the Consumer Protection Notice, TREC No. CN 1-5. 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.


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; amended to be effective November 29, 2023, 48 TexReg 6911

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