Texas Law Section 2 - AHIT
Apprentice inspector - answer a person who is in training under the direct supervision of
a professional inspector or a real estate inspector to become qualified to perform real
estate inspections (Chapter 1102)
Professional inspector - answer a person who represents to the public that the person is
trained and qualified to perform a real estate inspection and who accepts employment
to perform a real estate inspection for a buyer or seller of real property (Chapter 1102)
Committee - answerthe Texas Real Estate Inspector Committee; it brings suggestions
on rules or amendments to the Commission, but the Committee has no enforcement
capability (Chapter 1102)
Broker - answerhas the meaning assigned by Section 1101.002; a summarization of a
broker is as follows: an independent businessperson who sells real estate owned by
others; supervises real estate salespeople, who ALSO sell real estate owned by others;
hires office managers (or manages his/her own office); advertises properties; and
handles all other business matters. Some brokers combine real estate with other types
of work, such as leasing, managing property, providing mortgage information, and
selling insurance (Chapter 1102)
Core Real Estate Inspection course - answeran educational course approved by the
Commission that relates to real estate inspection, including a course on structural items,
electrical items, mechanical systems, plumbing systems, roofing, business, law,
standards of practice, report writing, appliances, or ethics (Chapter 1102)
Real estate inspector - answera person who represents to the public that the person is
trained and qualified to perform a real estate inspection under the indirect supervision of
a professional inspector and who accepts employment to perform a real estate
inspection for a buyer or seller of real property (Chapter 1102)
Commission - answerthe Texas Real Estate Commission, otherwise known as TREC;
this is a board that votes on rules so they can go to the state government (Chapter
1102)
Salesperson - answerhas the meaning assigned by Section 1101.002; Section 1101
says a sales agent is a person who is sponsored by a licensed broker for the purpose of
performing an act described by Subdivision (1) (Chapter 1102)
, Inspector - answera person who holds a license under this Chapter, Chapter 1102
Occupation Code (Chapter 1102)
License - answerthe whole or part of any registration, license, certificate, approval,
permit, or similar form of permission required or permitted by law issued by the
Commission (Chapter 1102)
Real estate inspection - answera written or oral opinion regarding the condition of the
improvements to real property, including structural items, electrical items, mechanical
systems, plumbing systems, or equipment (Chapter 1102)
Client - answera buyer or seller, including a prospective buyer or seller, of real property
that is the subject of a real estate inspection conducted under Chapter 1102,
Occupations Code, and this Subchapter (Chapter 535)
Standards of Practice (SOPs) - answerrefers to §§535.227 - 535.332 of this title, which
establish the minimum requirements for a real estate inspection conducted under
Chapter 1102, Occupations Code, and this Subchapter (Chapter 535)
Code organization - answera non-profit organization whose primary mission is to
develop and advocate scientifically based codes and standards relating to one or more
of the systems found in an improvement to real estate (Chapter 535)
Chapter 1101 - answerrules for people who work in the real estate field; many of these
rules apply to real estate agents or brokers, but some rules also apply to real estate
inspectors
Chapter 1102 Texas Occupations Code - answergives TREC authority to license and
regulate real estate inspectors in Texas
Texas Standards of Practice/Legal/Ethics Updates - answerCourse addressing
developments related to the inspection field, including the requirements of Chapter
1102, rules of the Commission, case law, and agency enforcement actions (Chapter
535)
Applicant - answerany person seeking a license, certificate, registration, approval, or
permit from the Commission (Chapter 1102 - C)
Chapter 535 Subchapter R - answerrules to regulate inspectors in Texas; these rules
tend to be more detailed
Executive Director - answerthe Executive Director of the Texas Real Estate
Commission
TAC - answerTexas Administrative Code