(a)The Commission adopts by reference the Consumer
Protection Notice TREC No. CN 1-3. 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 active real estate broker and sales agent
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.
The agency certifies that legal counsel has
reviewed the adoption and found it to be a valid exercise of the agency's
legal authority.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on November 13, 2020
TRD-202004811 Vanessa Burgess
General Counsel
Texas Real Estate Commission
Effective date: February 1, 2021
Proposal publication date: August 28,
2020
For further information, please call: (512) 936-3284
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