Section 531.18 - Consumer Information(a) The Commission adopts by reference the Consumer Protection Notice, TREC No. CN 1-5. This document is published by and available from the Texas Real Estate Commission, P.O. Box 12188, Austin, Texas 78711-2188, www.trec.texas.gov.(b) Each license holder shall provide the notice adopted under subsection (a) by:(1) displaying it in a readily noticeable location in each place of business the broker maintains; and(2) providing a link to it in a readily noticeable place on the homepage of each business website, labeled:(A) "Texas Real Estate Commission Consumer Protection Notice", in at least 10 point font; or(B) "TREC Consumer Protection Notice", in at least 12 point font.(c) For purposes of this section, business website means a website on the internet that: (1) is accessible to the public;(2) contains information about a license holder's real estate brokerage services; and(3) the content of the website is controlled by the license holder.(d) For purposes of providing the link required under subsection (b)(2) on a social media platform, the link may be located on: (1) the account holder profile; or(2) a separate page or website through a direct link from the social media platform or account holder profile.22 Tex. Admin. Code § 531.18
The provisions of this §531.18 adopted to be effective February 1, 1990, 14 TexReg 2613; amended to be effective November 1, 1991, 16 TexReg 5209; amended to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7797; amended to be effective May 21, 2014, 39 TexReg 3855; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 47, November 20, 2015, TexReg 8218, eff. 2/1/2016; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 48, December 1, 2017, TexReg 6798, eff. 12/6/2017; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 45, Number 48, November 27, 2020, TexReg 8519, eff. 2/1/2021; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 09, March 4, 2022, TexReg 1092, eff. 3/10/2022; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 20, May 20, 2022, TexReg 3050, eff. 5/25/2022; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 48, Number 34, August 25, 2023, TexReg 4587, eff. 9/1/2023(EMERGENCY); Amended by Texas Register, Volume 48, Number 47, November 24, 2023, TexReg 6911, eff. 11/29/2023