TREC working group pushes to standardize "notice" language across contract forms

Oct 21, 2026

The Broker-Lawyer Committeespent much of its Oct. 9 meeting debating whether notices in Texas real estate contracts should be effective when sent or when received and how verbs such as "furnish," "deliver" or "provide" should be harmonized. The group will return a principles-based draft before line-by-line edits.

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The Broker-Lawyer Committee of the Texas Real Estate Commission spent the bulk of its Oct. 9 meeting on the notice working group's report, aiming to make contract language clearer and more consistent for consumers and licensees.

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