2005 Texas Property Code CHAPTER 429. APPEAL OF THIRD-PARTY INSPECTOR\'S RECOMMENDATION

PROPERTY CODE

CHAPTER 429. APPEAL OF THIRD-PARTY INSPECTOR'S RECOMMENDATION


	§ 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 without a hearing unless 
a hearing is otherwise 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, § 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 
2003.