Sec. 1101.552. FIXED OFFICE REQUIRED; CHANGE OF ADDRESS; BRANCH OFFICES. (a) A resident broker shall maintain a fixed office in this state. The address of the office shall be designated on the broker's license.
(b) Not later than the 10th day after the date a broker moves from the address designated on the broker's license, the broker shall submit an application, accompanied by the appropriate fee, for a license that designates the new location of the broker's office. The commission shall issue a license that designates the new location if the new location complies with the requirements of this section.
(c) A broker who maintains more than one place of business in this state shall obtain a branch office license for each additional office maintained by the broker by submitting an application, accompanied by the appropriate fee.
(d) A nonresident licensed broker is not required to maintain a place of business in this state.
(e) A license holder shall provide the commission with the license holder's current mailing address and telephone number, and the license holder's business e-mail address if available. A license holder shall notify the commission of a change in the license holder's mailing or e-mail address or telephone number.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1064 (S.B. 747), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1158 (S.B. 699), Sec. 55, eff. January 1, 2016.
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