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Inspector committee readies major SOP review and educational fixes; commission increases discipline in negligent inspection case
Summary
The Inspector Committee reported a near‑complete initial review of the Standards of Practice and proposed a rule to require prelicensure coursework be finished before the 40‑hour practicum; the commission also increased the probation period to two years and imposed a $6,000 fine in a negligent‑inspection disciplinary case.
The Texas Real Estate Inspector Committee reported progress on a multiyear Standards of Practice review and changes to prelicensure practicum requirements, and the full commission adopted a disciplinary outcome for a licensed inspector whose report failed to disclose foundation and rot issues.
Inspector committee work Committee chair Lee Warren told commissioners the Standards of Practice (SOP) subcommittee has been reviewing every section and is nearing an initial recommendation for the October inspector committee meeting; if the committee transmits a recommendation it could come to the November full commission meeting. Warren said a new promulgated inspection form is likely after more than three years without form changes.
Education and practicum changes Warren described a proposed…
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