(a) - (f)(No change.) (g)By the proclamation issued September 7, 2008, and amended September 12, 2008, by the Governor of the State of Texas and notwithstanding any provisions of the Act or Rules to the contrary, the commission may extend a license or registration application expiration date for an existing applicant who satisfies the following criteria: (1)the applicant resides or has a primary place of business in Angelina, Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Cherokee, Fort Bend, Galveston, Grimes, Hardin, Harris, Houston, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Madison, Matagorda, Montgomery, Nacogdoches, Newton, Orange, Polk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Trinity, Tyler, Walker, Waller, or Washington County and was significantly impacted by Hurricane Ike; (2)as a result of the disaster, the applicant is unable to satisfy the examination requirement within six months from the date the application is filed; and (3)the existing application expires on or before February 28, 2009. (h)If an applicant meets the criteria in subsection (g) of this section, the expiration date of the application is extended for an additional four month period and the applicant must satisfy the examination requirement within such four month period or the application shall be considered void and subject to no further evaluation or processing. (i)Subsections (g) and (h) of this section do not apply to an application that expired prior to September 7, 2008.
This agency hereby certifies that the emergency adoption
has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's
legal authority to adopt.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on September 24, 2008
TRD-200805133 Loretta R. DeHay
Assistant Administrator and General Counsel
Texas Real Estate Commission
Effective Date: September 24, 2008
Expiration Date: January 21, 2009
For further information, please call: (512) 465-3900
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