{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1101.563","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.563","heading":"WRITTEN AGREEMENT REQUIRED.","body":"(a) In this section, \"residential real property\" means:\n(1) a single-family house;\n(2) a duplex, triplex, or quadraplex; or\n(3) a unit in a multiunit residential structure in which title to an individual unit is transferred to the owner of the unit under a condominium or cooperative system.\n(b) A license holder who performs any act of real estate brokerage for a prospective buyer of residential real property must enter into a written agreement with the prospective buyer before:\n(1) showing any residential real property to the prospective buyer; or\n(2) if no residential real property will be shown, presenting an offer to purchase residential real property on behalf of the prospective buyer.\n(c) The written agreement required by Subsection (b) must:\n(1) state:\n(A) the services to be provided by the license holder;\n(B) the termination date of the agreement;\n(C) whether the agreement is exclusive or non-exclusive;\n(D) as applicable, that the license holder:\n(i) represents the prospective buyer as the buyer's agent; or\n(ii) does not represent the prospective buyer as the buyer's agent if the only act of real estate brokerage being performed is showing real property under Section 1101.562; and\n(E) the amount or rate of compensation the broker will receive and how this amount will be determined; and\n(2) disclose in conspicuous language that broker compensation is not set by law and is fully negotiable.\n(d) A license holder who enters into a written agreement with a prospective buyer for the sole purpose of showing real property under Section 1101.562 shall enter into a separate agreement with the prospective buyer if additional real estate brokerage acts are to be provided after showing the real property.\n(e) A written agreement with a prospective buyer for showing real property under Section 1101.562 may not:\n(1) be an exclusive agreement with the license holder;\nor\n(2) state a termination date more than fourteen days from the date the agreement is entered into.\nAdded by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1172 (S.B. 1968), Sec. 10, eff. January 1, 2026.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 7. PRACTICES AND PROFESSIONS RELATED TO REAL PROPERTY AND HOUSING","SUBTITLE A. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO REAL ESTATE","CHAPTER 1101. REAL ESTATE BROKERS AND SALES AGENTS","SUBCHAPTER L. PRACTICE BY LICENSE HOLDER"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1101.htm#1101.563","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"3704d438457f8ec2ce0443361ba96592ac3aeac12c99183969c73ad866c0d29c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1101.562","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1101.601"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}