Bill Text: TX HB1658 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Relating to seller's disclosure of certain residential real property conditions and related property insurance issues.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-26 - Committee report sent to Calendars [HB1658 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB1658-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Relating to seller's disclosure of certain residential real property conditions and related property insurance issues.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-26 - Committee report sent to Calendars [HB1658 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB1658-Introduced.html
86R9600 PMO-F | ||
By: Bell of Montgomery | H.B. No. 1658 |
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relating to seller's disclosure of certain residential real | ||||||||
property conditions and related property insurance issues. | ||||||||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||||||||
SECTION 1. Section 5.008(b), Property Code, is amended to | ||||||||
read as follows: | ||||||||
(b) The notice must be executed and must, at a minimum, read | ||||||||
substantially similar to the following: | ||||||||
SELLER'S DISCLOSURE NOTICE | ||||||||
CONCERNING THE PROPERTY AT ___________________________________ | ||||||||
(Street Address and City) | ||||||||
THIS NOTICE IS A DISCLOSURE OF SELLER'S KNOWLEDGE OF | ||||||||
THE CONDITION OF THE PROPERTY AS OF THE DATE SIGNED BY | ||||||||
SELLER AND IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR ANY INSPECTIONS OR | ||||||||
WARRANTIES THE PURCHASER MAY WISH TO OBTAIN. IT IS NOT | ||||||||
A WARRANTY OF ANY KIND BY SELLER OR SELLER'S AGENTS. | ||||||||
Seller __ is __ is not occupying the Property. | ||||||||
If unoccupied, how long since Seller has occupied the Property? | ||||||||
________________________________________________________________ | ||||||||
1. The Property has the items checked below: | ||||||||
Write Yes (Y), No (N), or Unknown (U). | ||||||||
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Roof Type: ________________________________ Age: _____(approx) | ||||||||
Are you (Seller) aware of any of the above items that are not in | ||||||||
working condition, that have known defects, or that are in need of | ||||||||
repair? __ Yes __ No __ Unknown. | ||||||||
If yes, then describe. (Attach additional sheets if necessary): | ||||||||
________________________________________________________________ | ||||||||
________________________________________________________________ | ||||||||
2. Does the property have working smoke detectors installed in | ||||||||
accordance with the smoke detector requirements of Chapter 766, | ||||||||
Health and Safety Code?* __ Yes __ No __ Unknown. | ||||||||
If the answer to the question above is no or unknown, | ||||||||
explain. (Attach additional sheets if necessary):______________ | ||||||||
________________________________________________________________ | ||||||||
________________________________________________________________ | ||||||||
*Chapter 766 of the Health and Safety Code requires | ||||||||
one-family or two-family dwellings to have working smoke detectors | ||||||||
installed in accordance with the requirements of the building code | ||||||||
in effect in the area in which the dwelling is located, including | ||||||||
performance, location, and power source requirements. If you do | ||||||||
not know the building code requirements in effect in your area, you | ||||||||
may check unknown above or contact your local building official for | ||||||||
more information. A buyer may require a seller to install smoke | ||||||||
detectors for the hearing impaired if: (1) the buyer or a member of | ||||||||
the buyer's family who will reside in the dwelling is hearing | ||||||||
impaired; (2) the buyer gives the seller written evidence of the | ||||||||
hearing impairment from a licensed physician; and (3) within 10 | ||||||||
days after the effective date, the buyer makes a written request for | ||||||||
the seller to install smoke detectors for the hearing impaired and | ||||||||
specifies the locations for installation. The parties may agree | ||||||||
who will bear the cost of installing the smoke detectors and which | ||||||||
brand of smoke detectors to install. | ||||||||
3. Are you (Seller) aware of any known defects/malfunctions in any | ||||||||
of the following? | ||||||||
Write Yes (Y) if you are aware, write No (N) if you are not aware. | ||||||||
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__ Other Structural Components (Describe):_______________________ | ||||||||
________________________________________________________________ | ||||||||
________________________________________________________________ | ||||||||
If the answer to any of the above is yes, explain. (Attach | ||||||||
additional sheets if necessary):________________________________ | ||||||||
________________________________________________________________ | ||||||||
________________________________________________________________ | ||||||||
4. Are you (Seller) aware of any of the following conditions? | ||||||||
Write Yes (Y) if you are aware, write No (N) if you are not aware. | ||||||||
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If the answer to any of the above is yes, explain. (Attach | ||||||||
additional sheets if necessary):________________________________ | ||||||||
________________________________________________________________ | ||||||||
________________________________________________________________ | ||||||||
*A single blockable main drain may cause a suction entrapment | ||||||||
hazard for an individual. | ||||||||
4-a. Are you (Seller) aware of any of the following conditions? | ||||||||
Write Yes (Y) if you are aware, write No (N) if you are not aware. | ||||||||
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If the answer to any of the above is yes, explain. (Attach | ||||||||
additional sheets if necessary):________________________________ | ||||||||
________________________________________________________________ | ||||||||
________________________________________________________________ | ||||||||
5. Are you (Seller) aware of any item, equipment, or system in or | ||||||||
on the property that is in need of repair? __ Yes (if you are | ||||||||
aware) __ No (if you are not aware). If yes, explain (attach | ||||||||
additional sheets as necessary). | ||||||||
_________________________________ | ||||||||
6. Are you (Seller) aware of any of the following? | ||||||||
Write Yes (Y) if you are aware, write No (N) if you are not aware. | ||||||||
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If the answer to any of the above is yes, explain. (Attach | ||||||||
additional sheets if necessary): ______________________________ | ||||||||
________________________________________________________________ | ||||||||
________________________________________________________________ | ||||||||
7. If the property is located in a coastal area that is seaward of | ||||||||
the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway or within 1,000 feet of the mean high | ||||||||
tide bordering the Gulf of Mexico, the property may be subject to | ||||||||
the Open Beaches Act or the Dune Protection Act (Chapter 61 or 63, | ||||||||
Natural Resources Code, respectively) and a beachfront | ||||||||
construction certificate or dune protection permit may be required | ||||||||
for repairs or improvements. Contact the local government with | ||||||||
ordinance authority over construction adjacent to public beaches | ||||||||
for more information. | ||||||||
8. This property may be located near a military installation and | ||||||||
may be affected by high noise or air installation compatible use | ||||||||
zones or other operations. Information relating to high noise and | ||||||||
compatible use zones is available in the most recent Air | ||||||||
Installation Compatible Use Zone Study or Joint Land Use Study | ||||||||
prepared for a military installation and may be accessed on the | ||||||||
Internet website of the military installation and of the county and | ||||||||
any municipality in which the military installation is located. | ||||||||
9. You may want to consider purchasing a separate insurance policy | ||||||||
that provides flood insurance coverage. If you do not have a | ||||||||
separate insurance policy that provides flood insurance coverage, | ||||||||
flood damage to this property caused by winds and rain may not be | ||||||||
covered by insurance. Please discuss with your insurance agent the | ||||||||
advisability of purchasing a separate insurance policy that | ||||||||
provides flood insurance coverage. | ||||||||
10. If the property is located in an area eligible for windstorm | ||||||||
insurance coverage provided by the Texas Windstorm Insurance | ||||||||
Association, construction, repairs, and other structural changes | ||||||||
to the property may require a certificate of compliance before the | ||||||||
association can issue that coverage. A certificate of compliance, | ||||||||
such as a WPI-8 or WPI-8-C, indicates the construction, repairs, or | ||||||||
structural changes made to the property meet the windstorm building | ||||||||
code requirements for the property on the date the certificate was | ||||||||
issued. More information about windstorm building code | ||||||||
requirements for coverage provided by the Texas Windstorm Insurance | ||||||||
Association may be available at www.TWIA.org. | ||||||||
_______________ ________________________________________ | ||||||||
Date Signature of Seller | ||||||||
The undersigned purchaser hereby acknowledges receipt of the | ||||||||
foregoing notice. | ||||||||
_______________ ________________________________________ | ||||||||
Date Signature of Purchaser | ||||||||
SECTION 2. Section 5.008(b), Property Code, as amended by | ||||||||
this Act, applies only to a transfer of property that occurs on or | ||||||||
after the effective date of this Act. A transfer of property that | ||||||||
occurs before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law | ||||||||
applicable to the transfer immediately before that date, and the | ||||||||
former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For the | ||||||||
purposes of this section, a transfer of property occurs before the | ||||||||
effective date of this Act if the contract binding the purchaser to | ||||||||
purchase the property is executed before that date. | ||||||||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |