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TITLE 22 EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 8TEXAS APPRAISER LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION BOARD
CHAPTER 153RULES RELATING TO PROVISIONS OF THE TEXAS APPRAISER LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION ACT
RULE §153.8Scope of Practice
ISSUE 08/24/2007
ACTION Final/Adopted
Preamble Texas Admin Code Rule

(a)Certified General Real Estate Appraisers:

  (1)may appraise of all types of real property without regard to transaction value or complexity; and

  (2)are bound by the Competency Rule and all other provisions of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) in effect at the time of the appraisal.

(b)Certified Residential Real Estate Appraisers:

  (1)may appraise one-to-four residential units without regard to transaction value or complexity;

  (2)may appraise vacant or unimproved land for which the highest and best use is for one-to-four family purposes;

  (3)may not appraise subdivisions;

  (4)may associate with a state certified general real estate appraiser, who shall sign the appraisal report, to appraise non-residential properties; and

  (5)are bound by the Competency Rule and all other provisions of the USPAP in effect at the time of the appraisal.

(c)State Licensed Real Estate Appraisers:

  (1)may appraise non-complex one-to-four residential units having a transaction value less than $1 million and complex one-to-four residential units having a transaction value less than $250,000;

  (2)may appraise vacant or unimproved land for which the highest and best use is for one to four family purposes;

  (3)may not appraise subdivisions;

  (4)may associate with a state certified general real estate appraiser, who shall sign the appraisal report, to appraise non-residential properties; and

  (5)are bound by the Competency Rule and all other provisions of the USPAP in effect at the time of the appraisal.

(d)Provisional Licensed Real Estate Appraisers:

  (1)may appraise the same types of properties as a State Licensed Real Estate Appraiser; and

  (2)are bound by the Competency Rule and all other provisions of the USPAP in effect at the time of the appraisal.

(e)Appraiser Trainees:

  (1)may appraise those properties, under the active, personal and diligent supervision of their sponsoring certified appraiser, which the supervising certified appraiser sponsor is permitted to appraise;

  (2)may perform appraisal or appraiser services under the active, personal and diligent supervision of an authorized supervisor as detailed in §153.21 of this title (relating to Appraiser Trainees and Sponsors); and

  (3)shall be subject to the USPAP in effect at the time of the appraisal.

This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on August 8, 2007

TRD-200703443

Troy Beaulieu

Attorney

Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board

Effective date: August 28, 2007

Proposal publication date: March 30, 2007

For further information, please call: (512) 465-3959



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