To check a Texas real estate license, use the Texas Real Estate Commission's License Holder Search. TREC says the search confirms whether someone holds an active license and shows whether the license holder has received disciplinary action, the education they have taken and, for a sales agent, the sponsoring broker. TREC also runs a separate Disciplinary Actions search. To complain, file a written complaint through TREC's REALM Portal after creating an account. TREC does not accept anonymous or phone complaints and cannot investigate incidents that happened four or more years ago. It cannot order an agent to pay you damages, but its Real Estate Recovery Trust Account can pay certain court judgments.
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Open the TREC License Holder Search
According to the regulator’s own description, the search shows:
Match the license number as well as the name. Different people can share a name.
TREC's Disciplinary Actions search looks up actions by name or license number, license type, case number, date range, violation or city.
Open the official pageTime limit on investigations: TREC cannot investigate an incident that occurred four or more years ago.
TREC says you should hear within 30 days whether it is moving forward with your complaint.
TREC calls this a fund of last resort for consumers who cannot collect a court judgment from a license holder. Only judgments for certain conduct qualify. Before you apply, you must sue and win a final judgment in civil court, then obtain an abstract of judgment and a writ of execution. TREC says you must file the lawsuit within two years after the events behind your claim. Payments cannot exceed $125,000 per transaction, however many people apply, or $250,000 per license holder. You do not have to file a TREC complaint first.
This page summarizes the regulator’s own pages. It is not legal advice.
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