At its November meeting, the Texas Real Estate Commission shortened the time span that determines whether a broker must designate someone...

What type of locks are required for rental property? How often do those locks need to be rekeyed? What’s the liability for property...

Assistance animal is a blanket term that covers service animals and emotional support animals. When someone requests that you allow an...

Who Pays the Electric Bill? Paragraph 11 in the Residential Lease (TAR 2001) covers the landlord’s and tenant’s obligations regarding a...

The Texas REALTORS® Legal Department created model addenda and model policies to help you reduce your risk of being subject to copyright...

An assistance animal can be a service animal or an emotional support animal for a person with a disability. Landlords and property...

The IRS requires paperwork for certain payments you make to other people. If you don’t know when you’re required to use 1099s, W-9s, and...

Can Landlords Limit Certain Dog Breeds Because of Insurance? I manage a property with a no-pets policy and am in the process of leasing...

How to Give Notice Your Seller Is Terminating the Contract Listing brokers and agents ask the best way for the seller to terminate a...

Some landowners in Texas cannot access their landlocked property from a public road without crossing over private property owned by...

If I’m a broker who’s exempt from continuing education requirements, do I still have to take the Broker Responsibility course? No. Texas...

The National Association of REALTORS® published a four-video series about new tax laws for 2018. You’ll get guidance for individuals and...

Can a brokerage allow a mortgage company to sponsor a luncheon that offers CE for its agents? It depends. A mortgage company sponsoring...

Hunting, fishing, bird watching, pumpkin patches, and Christmas tree farms are just a few ways Texas landowners will open their property...

My client has a contract to purchase a home. The One to Four Family Residential Contract has Paragraph 6C(1) checked regarding the...

What to Know if the Seller's Disclosure Needs to be Revised When your seller client fills out the Seller’s Disclosure Notice (TAR 1406),...

I’m a broker and I recently terminated the services of one of my agents who signed the TAR independent-contractor agreement. Which fees...

By Chad Wenzelspratt, Lee Santos E&O Case Study: When the Well Water Isn’t Enough A real estate agent listed a home that received its...

Is having a signed written agreement, such as TAR’s Residential Buyer/Tenant Representation Agreement, the only way for a broker to...

Do I have to report my client's sales price to the MLS? I heard that Texas is a non-disclosure state. MLS rules state that sales of...