The Texas Real Estate Commission met on August 7 和 adopted amendments to existing rules 和 proposed several more. 查看会议资料包, which provides more details about all the changes, 在TREC的网站上. Here’s a breakdown of proposals related to the 消费者权益保障公告. Find a list of other rule changes proposed by TREC 在这里.

在哪里? 消费者权益保障公告 打开你的商业网站?

The Consumer Information Rule currently states that 经纪人 must provide a link to TREC’s 消费者权益保障公告 (TREC CN 1-2)—which must be labeled as “Texas Real Estate Commission 消费者权益保障公告”—in at least 10-point type 和 in a readily noticeable place on the homepage of a business website.

TREC proposed an amendment to prohibit placing the link to the 消费者权益保障公告 in the footer of a business website’s homepage. The amendment also calls for an increase in the size of the link to 12-point type. TREC defines a “business website” in the proposed rule as “a website on the internet” that the public can access, has information about a license holder’s real estate brokerage services, 和 content on the website is controlled by the license holder.

当涉及到社交媒体, the proposed amendment says the link may be located on the account holder profile or “on a separate page or website through a direct link from the 社交媒体 platform or account holder profile.” See Supplement Item 20 在TREC的网站上 for more details.

TREC taking extra steps to emphasize consumer protection enforcement

TREC还提议对第535条进行修改.191、行政处罚一览表. TREC wants to add administrative penalties for violations of Sections 531.18和531.20、其中处理的 消费者权益保障公告 和 经纪服务资料分别. 如果采用, this means TREC can assess an administrative penalty ranging from $500 to $3,000 per violation per day for violating the rules about providing TREC’s 消费者权益保障公告 和 经纪服务资料 form.

Share your feedback on proposed rule changes with TREC

You can provide comments about these proposed rule changes for at least 30 days after they are published in the 德州注册 通过发邮件 一般.counsel@trec.德州.政府. The proposals from the August 7 meeting will likely go live August 25; you can enter “Texas Real Estate Commission” in the Agency Name field on this page to read the rules when they’re published in the 德州注册.

Comments made on this blog post will not be read by TREC 和 do not count as official feedback on proposed rule changes.

Other adopted or proposed rule changes from TREC: