{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1101.806","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.806","heading":"LIABILITY FOR PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION OR COMMISSION.","body":"(a) This section does not:\n(1) apply to an agreement to share compensation among license holders; or\n(2) limit a cause of action among brokers for interference with business relationships.\n(b) A person may not maintain an action to collect compensation for an act as a broker or sales agent that is performed in this state unless the person alleges and proves that the person was:\n(1) a license holder at the time the act was commenced; or\n(2) an attorney licensed in any state.\n(c) A person may not maintain an action in this state to recover a commission for the sale or purchase of real estate unless the promise or agreement on which the action is based, or a memorandum, is in writing and signed by the party against whom the action is brought or by a person authorized by that party to sign the document.\n(d) A license holder who fails to advise a buyer as provided by Section 1101.555 may not receive payment of or recover any commission agreed to be paid on the sale.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1158 (S.B. 699), Sec. 91, eff. January 1, 2016.","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 Q. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO LIABILITY ISSUES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1101.htm#1101.806","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"87ef01bb3ea35b838277d29a3e90eeae51bcb93e1efbe513dbecb6c801602a8c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1101.805","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1102.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}