Texas Register
TITLE 22 EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 23TEXAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION
CHAPTER 531CANONS OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND CONDUCT
RULE §531.19Discriminatory Practices
ISSUE 03/11/2022
ACTION Proposed
Preamble Texas Admin Code Rule
(a)No [real estate] license holder shall inquire about, respond to or facilitate inquiries about, or make a disclosure of an owner, previous or current occupant, potential purchaser, lessor, or potential lessee of real property which indicates or is intended to indicate any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on the following:

  (1)race;

   (2)color;

   (3)religion;

   (4)sex;

   (5)national origin;

   (6)ancestry;

   (7)familial status; or

   (8)disability.

 (b)For the purpose of this section, disability includes AIDS, HIV-related illnesses, or HIV infection as defined by the Centers for Disease Control of the United States Public Health Service.

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 22, 2022

TRD-202200636

Abby Lee

Deputy General Counsel

Texas Real Estate Commission

Earliest possible date of adoption: April 10, 2022

For further information, please call: (512) 936-3057

 

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