COUNTY INSPECTION PROGRAM BEGINS SOON
(The following release was prepared by the Texas Residential Construction Commission)
(Austin) – Texas Residential Construction Commission Executive Director Duane Waddill advises local government officials that no new mandates fall upon them for the new home inspection program the Texas Residential Construction Commission will operate starting September 1, 2008 [pursuant to H.B. 1038, passed in 2007].
Waddill assures all officials that these inspections are the responsibility of the builder or remodeler attached to the project and there is no local mandate or responsibility for any county or city government related to this program.
All homes built or remodeled in unincorporated areas or in cities that do not offer municipal inspections must be inspected at least three times before the homebuyer moves in or as soon as the remodeling project is complete.
The mandatory reviews include a foundation inspection, a framing and mechanical systems assessment and a final sign-off after the entire job is done.
The fee inspector hired by the builder or remodeler may be a licensed engineer, a registered architect, a professional Texas Real Estate Commission inspector or a third-party inspector certified by the Texas Residential Construction Commission.
If you have further questions, please contact the commission’s building programs manager, Dora Alicia Rivera, at (877) 651-8722 (TRCC).