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Q&A: Advertising Rules for Inspectors

Are your assumed business names or ?doing business as? name (DBAs) on file with TREC? A DBA or assumed business name can be used in advertisements in place of the inspector?s name if it is properly registered with the Commission.?

Q. What is an advertisement?

*A. *Advertisements are all communications created or caused to be created by a licensed inspector for the purpose of inducing or attempting to induce a member of the public to use the services of the inspector.?

Q. How do inspectors register their DBAs with TREC?

*A.* Inspectors should complete the?"Notice of Assumed Business Name or DBA for an Inspector's License" [ [link removed] ]?form to register or remove names and?email it to TREC <[email protected]?subject=Notice%20of%20Assumed%20Business%20Name%20or%20DBA%20for%20an%20Inspector%20Form>.

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Message From TREIC Chair Lee Warren

Texas Real Estate Inspector Committee Chair Lee Warren shares updates from the first TREIC Meeting of 2024, including welcoming new committee members, conversations about inspector education requirements, and a new review of the Real Estate Inspector Standards of Practice.

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Save the Date

The?next TREIC meeting is April 15 at 10 a.m [ [link removed] ]. Attendees may earn up to four hours of CE credit each license renewal period by attending TREIC meetings in person.



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Inspector Report Form PDF Is Fillable

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. Download the form [ [link removed] ]

Get Instructions for Filling Out the Inspection Report

This document is designed to provide guidance to an inspector on how to properly check the various boxes on the "Property Inspection Report Form". Download the instructions [ [link removed] ]

The "Notice of Apprentice/Real Estate Inspector Termination Form"?(REI-TS-0)

This may be used by inspectors to terminate a trainee or real estate inspector relationship. The form includes a line for the sponsoring inspector to fill in the inspector?s DBA, so TREC staff can remove that information from the terminated inspector?s records. Download the form [ [link removed] ]






Resources & Events

* *What Happened During the First TREC Meeting of 2024 [ [link removed] ]*
* *How to Make All Your Fee Payments Online [ [link removed] ]*
* *Education Standards Advisory Committee Meeting: April 2 [ [link removed] ]*
* *Texas Broker-Lawyer Committee Meeting: April 12 [ [link removed] ]*
* *Broker Responsibility Advisory Committee Meeting: April 23 [ [link removed] ]*
* *Texas Real Estate Inspector Committee (TREIC) Meeting: April 15 [ [link removed] ]*
* *TREIC Meeting Schedule [ [link removed] ]?*
* *Review Disciplinary Actions [ [link removed] ]*

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