Texas Occupations Code 1102.001 – Definitions
Terms Used In Texas Occupations Code 1102.001
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
In this chapter:
(1) “Apprentice inspector” means a person who is in training under the direct supervision of a professional inspector or a real estate inspector to become qualified to perform real estate inspections.
(2) “Broker” has the meaning assigned by § 1101.002.
(3) “Commission” means the Texas Real Estate Commission.
(4) “Committee” means the Texas Real Estate Inspector Committee.
(5) “Core real estate inspection course” means an educational course approved by the commission that relates to real estate inspection, including a course on structural items, electrical items, mechanical systems, plumbing systems, roofing, business, law, standards of practice, report writing, appliances, or ethics.
(6) “Inspector” means a person who holds a license under this chapter.
(7) “License” means an apprentice inspector license, real estate inspector license, or professional inspector license.
(8) “Professional inspector” means a person who represents to the public that the person is trained and qualified to perform a real estate inspection and who accepts employment to perform a real estate inspection for a buyer or seller of real property.
(9) “Real estate inspection” means a written or oral opinion as to the condition of the improvements to real property, including structural items, electrical items, mechanical systems, plumbing systems, or equipment.
(10) “Real estate inspector” means a person who represents to the public that the person is trained and qualified to perform a real estate inspection under the indirect supervision of a professional inspector and who accepts employment to perform a real estate inspection for a buyer or seller of real property.
(11) “Salesperson” has the meaning assigned by § 1101.002.