CHAPTER 429. APPEAL OF THIRD-PARTY INSPECTOR'S RECOMMENDATION
PROPERTY CODE
TITLE 16. TEXAS RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION COMMISSION ACT
SUBTITLE D. STATE-SPONSORED INSPECTION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION
PROCESS; STATUTORY WARRANTY AND BUILDING AND PERFORMANCE
STANDARDS
CHAPTER 429. APPEAL OF THIRD-PARTY INSPECTOR'S RECOMMENDATION
Sec. 429.001. APPEAL. (a) A homeowner or builder may appeal a
third-party inspector's recommendation on or before the 15th day
after the date the recommendation is issued.
(b) If a homeowner or builder appeals a third-party inspector's
recommendation, the executive director shall appoint three state
inspectors to a panel to review the recommendation. If the
recommendation involves a dispute regarding a structural failure,
one of the state inspectors on the panel must be a licensed
professional engineer.
(c) The panel shall:
(1) review the recommendation for compliance with this title as
required by rules adopted by the commission;
(2) approve, reject, or modify the recommendation of the
third-party inspector or remand the dispute for further action by
the third-party inspector; and
(3) issue written findings of fact and a ruling on the appeal
not later than the 30th day after the date the notice of appeal
is filed with the commission.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 458, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1,
2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
843, Sec. 43, eff. September 1, 2007.