2023-2025 Texas Inspector Legal & Ethics and SOP Review
The Texas Real Estate Commission (the Commission) developed the course materials with the assistance of a content writing group using information gathered from publications, presentations, and general research. The Commission provides this information with the express understanding that the information is of a general character and neither the Commission nor its employees, agents, consultants, and/or affiliates are engaged in providing legal, accounting, or other professional advice.
This eight-hour course covers legal and ethical aspects of inspection practices in Texas, with an emphasis on TREC rules and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and their real-world applications. The course content serves the public interest by ensuring that consumers are protected by inspectors who know and comply with the requirements and laws, while helping inspectors uphold the professionalism and ethical reputation of the state’s home inspection industry.
Course highlights include:
- Documenting inspection results using the Standard Inspection Report Form REI 7-6
- Tips for writing reports that communicate useful, easy-to-understand details for clients
- Key TREC Rule changes and applying them in your inspection practices
- Managing requirements of and departures from SOPs
- Duties, responsibilities, and ethical practices of Texas home inspectors
- Hot topics to raise awareness of industry concepts, legalities, and best practices
- Structural, HVAC, electrical, appliance, plumbing, and optional systems SOPs
- Activities to support recall of key concepts and hands-on practice and discussion with peers