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Tex. Prop. Code § 41.0051 (2026)

Disclaimer And Disclosure Required

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Sec. 41.0051. DISCLAIMER AND DISCLOSURE REQUIRED. (a) A person may not deliver a written advertisement offering, for a fee, to designate property as a homestead as provided by Section 41.005 unless there is a disclaimer on the advertisement that is conspicuous and printed in 14-point boldface type or 14-point uppercase typewritten letters that makes the following statement or a substantially similar statement:

THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ADVERTISEMENT OF SERVICES. IT IS NOT AN OFFICIAL DOCUMENT OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.


(b) A person who solicits solely by mail or by telephone a homeowner to pay a fee for the service of applying for a property tax refund from a tax appraisal district or other governmental body on behalf of the homeowner shall, before accepting money from the homeowner or signing a contract with the homeowner for the person's services, disclose to the homeowner the name of the tax appraisal district or other governmental body that owes the homeowner a refund.

(c) A person's failure to provide a disclaimer on an advertisement as required by Subsection (a) or to provide the disclosure required by Subsection (b) is considered a false, misleading, or deceptive act or practice for purposes of Section 17.46(a), Business & Commerce Code, and is subject to action by the consumer protection division of the attorney general's office as provided by Section 17.46(a), Business & Commerce Code.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 341, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1191, Sec. 1, 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2015–2015 · leading case: Premium Assets, Inc. v. Lydia A. Garcia D/B/A Joe Lynn Dazzles & More & Lydia Ann Garcia (Tex. App. 2015).
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Premium Assets, Inc. v. Lydia A. Garcia D/B/A Joe Lynn Dazzles & More & Lydia Ann Garcia (Tex. App. 2015). “33 Interest in Land, Disclaimer and Disclosure Required Tex. Prop. Code§ 41.0051(c) Executory Contract for Conveyance, Oral Agreements Prohibited Tex.”
— Tex. Prop. Code § 41.0051(c) — 1 case
Premium Assets, Inc. v. Lydia A. Garcia D/B/A Joe Lynn Dazzles & More & Lydia Ann Garcia (Tex. App. 2015). “33 Interest in Land, Disclaimer and Disclosure Required Tex. Prop. Code§ 41.0051(c) Executory Contract for Conveyance, Oral Agreements Prohibited Tex.”
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