Texas Register
TITLE 22 EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 23TEXAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION
CHAPTER 535GENERAL PROVISIONS
SUBCHAPTER RREAL ESTATE INSPECTORS
RULE §535.231Standards of Practice: Minimum Inspection Requirements for Plumbing Systems
ISSUE 02/28/2014
ACTION Proposed
Preamble Texas Admin Code Rule
(a)Plumbing systems. The inspector shall:

  (1) - (2)(No change.)

  (3)The inspector is not required to:

    (A)operate any main, branch, or shut-off valves;

    (B)operate or inspect sump pumps or waste ejector pumps;

     (C)verify the performance of:

      (i)the bathtub overflow;

       (ii)clothes washing machine drains or hose bibbs; or

       (iii)floor drains;

     (D)[(4)] inspect:

      (i)[(A)] any system that has been winterized, shut down or otherwise secured;

      (ii)[(B)] circulating pumps, free-standing appliances, solar water heating systems, water-conditioning equipment, filter systems, water mains, private water supply systems, water wells, pressure tanks, sprinkler systems, swimming pools, or fire sprinkler systems;

      (iii)[(C)] inaccessible gas supply system components for leaks;

      (iv)[(D)] for sewer clean-outs; or

      (v)[(E)] for the presence or performance of private sewage disposal systems; or

    (E)[(5)] determine:

      (i)[(A)] quality, potability, or volume of the water supply; or

      (ii)[(B)] effectiveness of backflow or anti-siphon devices.

(b) - (c)(No change.)

The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the proposal and found it to be within the state agency's legal authority to adopt.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on February 14, 2014

TRD-201400724

Kerri Lewis

General Counsel

Texas Real Estate Commission

Earliest possible date of adoption: March 30, 2014

For further information, please call: (512) 936-3092

 

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