Reduce Your Risk – Texas REALTORS®

May 01, 2020

As a member of Texas REALTORS®, you can take advantage of these exclusive risk-reduction resources and tools.

Model Policies for Do-Not-Call/Fax/Email Rules

Live access to Texas REALTORS® attorneys to answer your questions about forms, laws, COVID-19-related situations, closings, and more

500+ Legal FAQs

Advertising, contracts, fair housing, landlord-tenant issues, commissions, COVID-19, taxes, and more

Model Privacy Policy

Establish guidelines to follow privacy rules

Property Management Tools

Residential Property Management Resource, and Model Tenant-Selection Criteria Form

Legal Fund

Legal assistance for members involved in precedent-setting lawsuits

130+ Forms

Listing agreements, disclosures, notices, contracts, and addenda for residential, commercial, and farm and ranch properties, as well as property management. Plus, forms related to COVID-19

Broker Guides

Policies and Procedures Manual, and Responsibility Guide for TREC compliance

Copyright Guides

Model policy and agreements for photos and listing info

Deceptive Trade Practices Act Protection

An online tool to create a response to frivolous DTPA demands

Webinars

Online presentations on MLS rules, privacy, commissions, contracts, and more

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Texas REALTORS®, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to remove any content you have uploaded, posted, or submitted onto any of our blog posts if we believe that it violates these terms or conditions.

The material provided here is for informational purposes only and is not intended and should not be considered as legal advice for your particular matter. You should contact your attorney to obtain advice with respect to any particular issue or problem. Applicability of the legal principles discussed in this material may differ substantially in individual situations.

While Texas REALTORS® has used reasonable efforts in collecting and preparing materials included here, due to the rapidly changing nature of the real estate marketplace and the law, and our reliance on information provided by outside sources, Texas REALTORS® makes no representation, warranty, or guarantee of the accuracy or reliability of any information provided here. Any legal or other information found on this page or at other sites to which we link, should be verified before it is relied upon.