Bill Text: TX HB3815 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Comm Sub
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Bill Title: Relating to a seller's disclosure notice for residential property regarding floodplains, flood pools, floodways, or reservoirs.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-14 - Effective on 9/1/19 [HB3815 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB3815-Comm_Sub.html
Bill Title: Relating to a seller's disclosure notice for residential property regarding floodplains, flood pools, floodways, or reservoirs.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-14 - Effective on 9/1/19 [HB3815 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB3815-Comm_Sub.html
By: Morrison (Senate Sponsor - Huffman) | H.B. No. 3815 | |
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 8, 2019; | ||
May 10, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on Business & | ||
Commerce; May 20, 2019, reported favorably by the following vote: | ||
Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 20, 2019, sent to printer.) | ||
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relating to a seller's disclosure notice for residential property | ||||||||
regarding floodplains, flood pools, floodways, or reservoirs. | ||||||||
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. | ||||||||
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 conditions?* | ||||||||
Write Yes (Y) if you are aware, write No (N) if you are not aware. | ||||||||
__ Present flood insurance coverage | ||||||||
__ Previous flooding due to a failure or breach of a reservoir or a | ||||||||
controlled or emergency release of water from a reservoir | ||||||||
__ Previous water penetration into a structure on the property due | ||||||||
to a natural flood event | ||||||||
Write Yes (Y) if you are aware and check wholly or partly as | ||||||||
applicable, write No (N) if you are not aware. | ||||||||
__ Located ( ) wholly ( ) partly in a 100-year floodplain | ||||||||
(Special Flood Hazard Area-Zone A, V, A99, AE, AO, AH, VE, or AR) | ||||||||
__ Located ( ) wholly ( ) partly in a 500-year floodplain | ||||||||
(Moderate Flood Hazard Area-Zone X (shaded)) | ||||||||
__ Located ( ) wholly ( ) partly in a floodway | ||||||||
__ Located ( ) wholly ( ) partly in a flood pool | ||||||||
__ Located ( ) wholly ( ) partly in a reservoir | ||||||||
If the answer to any of the above is yes, explain (attach additional | ||||||||
sheets as necessary): | ||||||||
* For purposes of this notice: | ||||||||
"100-year floodplain" means any area of land that: | ||||||||
(A) is identified on the flood insurance rate map as a | ||||||||
special flood hazard area, which is designated as Zone A, V, A99, | ||||||||
AE, AO, AH, VE, or AR on the map; | ||||||||
(B) has a one percent annual chance of flooding, which | ||||||||
is considered to be a high risk of flooding; and | ||||||||
(C) may include a regulatory floodway, flood pool, or | ||||||||
reservoir. | ||||||||
"500-year floodplain" means any area of land that: | ||||||||
(A) is identified on the flood insurance rate map as a | ||||||||
moderate flood hazard area, which is designated on the map as Zone X | ||||||||
(shaded); and | ||||||||
(B) has a two-tenths of one percent annual chance of | ||||||||
flooding, which is considered to be a moderate risk of flooding. | ||||||||
"Flood pool" means the area adjacent to a reservoir that lies | ||||||||
above the normal maximum operating level of the reservoir and that | ||||||||
is subject to controlled inundation under the management of the | ||||||||
United States Army Corps of Engineers. | ||||||||
"Flood insurance rate map" means the most recent flood hazard | ||||||||
map published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the | ||||||||
National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. Section 4001 et | ||||||||
seq.). | ||||||||
"Floodway" means an area that is identified on the flood | ||||||||
insurance rate map as a regulatory floodway, which includes the | ||||||||
channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas | ||||||||
that must be reserved for the discharge of a base flood, also | ||||||||
referred to as a 100-year flood, without cumulatively increasing | ||||||||
the water surface elevation more than a designated height. | ||||||||
"Reservoir" means a water impoundment project operated by the | ||||||||
United States Army Corps of Engineers that is intended to retain | ||||||||
water or delay the runoff of water in a designated surface area of | ||||||||
land. | ||||||||
7. Have you (Seller) ever filed a claim for flood damage to the | ||||||||
property with any insurance provider, including the National Flood | ||||||||
Insurance Program (NFIP)?* __ Yes __ No. If yes, explain (attach | ||||||||
additional sheets as necessary): | ||||||||
*Homes in high risk flood zones with mortgages from federally | ||||||||
regulated or insured lenders are required to have flood insurance. | ||||||||
Even when not required, the Federal Emergency Management Agency | ||||||||
(FEMA) encourages homeowners in high risk, moderate risk, and low | ||||||||
risk flood zones to purchase flood insurance that covers the | ||||||||
structure(s) and the personal property within the structure(s). | ||||||||
8. Have you (Seller) ever received assistance from FEMA or the | ||||||||
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for flood damage to the | ||||||||
property? __ Yes __ No. If yes, explain (attach additional sheets | ||||||||
as necessary): | ||||||||
9. 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): ______________________________ | ||||||||
________________________________________________________________ | ||||||||
________________________________________________________________ | ||||||||
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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. | ||||||||
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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. | ||||||||
_______________ ________________________________________ | ||||||||
Date Signature of Seller | ||||||||
The undersigned purchaser hereby acknowledges receipt of the | ||||||||
foregoing notice. | ||||||||
_______________ ________________________________________ | ||||||||
Date Signature of Purchaser | ||||||||
SECTION 2. Section 5.008, Property Code, as amended by this | ||||||||
Act, applies only to a contract for the sale of real property | ||||||||
entered into on or after the effective date of this Act. A contract | ||||||||
entered into before the effective date of this Act is governed by | ||||||||
the law in effect on the date the contract was entered into, and | ||||||||
that law is continued in effect for that purpose. | ||||||||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | ||||||||
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