A.?TREC Rule 535.231 (d)(B)(iii) requires inspectors to report as deficient "the absence of a gas appliance connector or one that exceeds six feet in length." An inspector should report this deficiency in Section IV. Plumbing Systems. Based on Rule 535.231, the missing appliance gas connector should be reported in Section IV. E. Gas Distribution Section.
However, TREC defines?gas distribution system?as "all gas lines between the point of delivery and appliance shutoff valves" (Section 535.227(b)(7)), and some inspectors believe the appliance gas connector should be considered a part of the appliance with deficiencies reported in Section V. Appliances. Based on Rule 535.227, TREC Enforcement staff has taken the position that reporting the missing appliance connector in Section V is also a reasonable interpretation of the rules.
As long as the deficiency is reported in one of these two sections, you would not face disciplinary action.
Texas Real Estate Inspector Committee Chair Lee Warren shares updates from the latest TREIC Meeting, including discussion about home builders creating their own requirements for inspectors, forms related to the Texas Practicum, the future of license types, and more.
Based on public comments, the Texas Real Estate Inspector Committee directed staff to create a fillable PDF of the Property Inspection Report Form?(REI 7-6).?Inspectors are allowed to attach additional pages to the report form if there are more details than will fit in the space allotted.
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