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Contracts accounts for 9 scored questions on the Texas State Law exam. These 15 free practice questions cover TREC contracts and addenda, the Statute of Frauds and seller disclosures. Work through form selection, payment deadlines and termination rights, then check each answer against its official source. Take the quiz without signing up, or study the explanations one question at a time.

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Match the contract to the property

A Texas sales agent is negotiating the resale of an existing duplex for a buyer. It is not a condominium or a farm and ranch transaction, and no Rule 537.11 exception applies. Which base contract should the agent use?

TREC Residential Condominium Contract (Resale).
TREC One to Four Family Residential Contract (Resale), Form 20-19.
TREC New Home Contract (Completed Construction), for a builder's sale.
TREC Unimproved Property Contract, with an attachment describing the duplex.

Check answer and explanation

Correct answer: B. TREC One to Four Family Residential Contract (Resale), Form 20-19.

Rule 537.11 requires the appropriate mandatory form unless an exception applies. Form 20-19 covers the resale of a single-family home, duplex, triplex or fourplex. TREC lists this version as effective July 1, 2026. Select any needed addenda separately.

Why the other choices miss:

A. TREC Residential Condominium Contract (Resale): The stem excludes condominium ownership. Two dwellings alone do not call for the condominium contract.
C. TREC New Home Contract (Completed Construction), for a builder's sale: This is an existing property's resale, not a builder's sale of a newly completed home.
D. TREC Unimproved Property Contract, with an attachment describing the duplex: An existing duplex is improved property. An attachment does not make the unimproved base form appropriate.

Watch for this: Two dwelling units do not make the property a condominium. Use the ownership and transaction facts, not just the number of doors.

Rule: TREC Rules 537.11(a), 537.28; TREC Form 20-19

Vacant land does not always mean farm and ranch

A buyer plans to build one single-family residence on an unimproved residential lot. No farm or ranch use or Rule 537.11 exception is involved. Which TREC base form fits?

The residential resale form, because the buyer intends to live there.
The Farm and Ranch Contract, because there is no house on the lot.
The completed new-home form, because a house will eventually be built.
The Unimproved Property Contract, Form 9-18.

Check answer and explanation

Correct answer: D. The Unimproved Property Contract, Form 9-18.

Rule 537.20 adopts Form 9-18 for unimproved property intended for one to four family residences. The proposed use matters. A vacant tract is not automatically a farm and ranch transaction, and a planned house is not an existing improvement.

Why the other choices miss:

A. The residential resale form, because the buyer intends to live there: The lot has no existing residence to resell. A future residential use does not change that fact.
B. The Farm and Ranch Contract, because there is no house on the lot: Vacant land does not automatically call for a farm and ranch contract. The stated use is a single-family residence.
C. The completed new-home form, because a house will eventually be built: No completed new home is being sold. Planned construction is different from completed construction.

Watch for this: Match the property being sold now and its intended use. Do not choose a house contract merely because construction is planned.

Rule: TREC Rules 537.11(a), 537.20

A custom cancellation clause

A buyer asks a sales agent who is not an attorney to create a new cancellation right. No applicable approved addendum addresses it. What should the agent do?

Advise the buyer to consult an attorney rather than draft the clause.
Write it in Special Provisions after the buyer confirms approval by email.
Recommend wording from a prior transaction after changing the names.
Explain the clause's legal effect and let the buyer select the final wording.

Check answer and explanation

Correct answer: A. Advise the buyer to consult an attorney rather than draft the clause.

Rule 537.11(b)(5) prohibits drafting or recommending language that defines or affects legal rights, obligations or remedies, including contingency clauses. Subsection (e) calls for advising the principal to consult an attorney about unusual matters. A client's approval does not authorize the agent to invent legal language.

Why the other choices miss:

B. Write it in Special Provisions after the buyer confirms approval by email: A buyer's email approval does not authorize an agent to draft a new legal right.
C. Recommend wording from a prior transaction after changing the names: Reusing a clause still recommends legal language. Changing names does not remove the Rule 537.11 restriction.
D. Explain the clause's legal effect and let the buyer select the final wording: Explaining a custom clause's legal effect is also prohibited. Letting the buyer choose wording does not cure that.

Watch for this: Special Provisions is not a license to practice law. Distinguish recording a factual detail from creating a legal right.

Rule: TREC Rule 537.11(b)(2)-(5), (e)

TREC Rule 537.11: required forms and limits on legal drafting

Following exact written instructions

Before either party signs a proposed contract, the seller specifically instructs the agent in writing to strike an identified sentence. The agent does not choose the wording or give legal advice. How must the deletion be shown under Rule 537.11(d)(2)?

Only in an email to the seller, leaving the proposed contract unchanged.
In a clean copy that conceals the removed sentence from the other party.
Conspicuously, for example by striking through the identified sentence.
Only in the agent's private notes until the parties reach the closing table.

Check answer and explanation

Correct answer: C. Conspicuously, for example by striking through the identified sentence.

The rule permits a conspicuous addition or deletion at a principal's specific written instruction. It does not authorize the agent to originate legal wording or advise on its effect. This question concerns an unsigned proposal, not permission to alter an executed agreement without the other party.

Why the other choices miss:

A. Only in an email to the seller, leaving the proposed contract unchanged: The deletion must appear conspicuously in the proposed contract. A separate email does not show the change there.
B. In a clean copy that conceals the removed sentence from the other party: Concealing the deletion defeats the rule's requirement that the change be conspicuous.
D. Only in the agent's private notes until the parties reach the closing table: Private notes do not show the change to the parties before they sign.

Watch for this: Both the specific written instruction and the visible change matter. 'Only fill in blanks' misses this narrow provision.

Rule: TREC Rule 537.11(b), (d)(2)

TREC Rule 537.11: required forms and limits on legal drafting

Count the initial payment deadline

An unmodified Form 20-19 contract becomes effective on Thursday. No relevant day is a defined Legal Holiday. By when must the buyer deliver the initial earnest money and option fee to the escrow agent?

Sunday at 5 p.m., three calendar days after the effective date.
By the end of Monday, because the third day falls on Sunday.
Tuesday at 5 p.m., after three working days have elapsed.
By the end of Friday, because a weekend interrupts the delivery period.

Check answer and explanation

Correct answer: B. By the end of Monday, because the third day falls on Sunday.

Paragraph 5A starts with three days after the effective date: Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Under 5A(2), a last day falling on Saturday, Sunday or a defined Legal Holiday extends to the end of the next day that is none of those. Here, that is Monday. Both initial payments go to the escrow agent.

Why the other choices miss:

A. Sunday at 5 p.m., three calendar days after the effective date: Sunday is the third day, but Paragraph 5A(2) extends this payment deadline. The separate option-notice rule supplies the 5 p.m. cutoff.
C. Tuesday at 5 p.m., after three working days have elapsed: Count calendar days first, then apply the last-day extension. Do not start with three working days.
D. By the end of Friday, because a weekend interrupts the delivery period: The weekend does not shorten the period. Friday is only day one after the Thursday effective date.

Watch for this: This is a delivery deadline, not the option-termination deadline. Do not replace calendar days with working days or import the separate 5 p.m. cutoff.

Rule: TREC Rule 537.28; TREC Form 20-19, Paragraph 5A and 5A(2)

TREC Form 20-19: payment, termination, disclosure and amendment provisions

A Sunday option deadline

Under Form 20-19, the buyer has a valid option: an option-fee amount is stated and paid on time. The negotiated option period ends on Sunday. The buyer properly gives the seller termination notice at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, local time where the property is located. What does Paragraph 5B provide?

The earnest money is refunded; the option fee is not refunded.
Both payments are refunded because notice arrived before the deadline.
The earnest money is forfeited because termination occurred on a weekend.
Termination waits for the seller to sign an amendment accepting the notice.

Check answer and explanation

Correct answer: A. The earnest money is refunded; the option fee is not refunded.

Notice was given before the 5 p.m. local deadline on the last option day. Paragraph 5B provides for refund of earnest money, not the option fee. The weekend extension in 5A(2) concerns delivery of the payments; it does not extend this Sunday option-termination deadline. The refund right is not a promise of an immediate escrow payout.

Why the other choices miss:

B. Both payments are refunded because notice arrived before the deadline: Timely option termination entitles the buyer to an earnest-money refund, but Paragraph 5B makes the option fee nonrefundable.
C. The earnest money is forfeited because termination occurred on a weekend: Sunday is the negotiated last option day. Proper notice before 5 p.m. is timely; weekend termination does not itself forfeit earnest money.
D. Termination waits for the seller to sign an amendment accepting the notice: The buyer is exercising an existing option right. The seller does not need to accept it by signing an amendment.

Watch for this: Identify the right being exercised and its clock. Do not assume every contract deadline rolls forward to Monday.

Rule: TREC Rule 537.28; TREC Form 20-19, Paragraphs 5A(2), 5B, 5D-5E, 18

TREC Form 20-19: payment, termination, disclosure and amendment provisions

A back-up contract has duties now

Both parties execute a back-up contract using Addendum 11-9 while the first contract remains in place. Which statement correctly describes the back-up buyer's initial duties?

No binding contract or initial payment duty exists until the first sale fails.
The contract is binding, but all earnest money waits for the first termination.
Only the option fee is due now; initial earnest money waits until closing.
The contract is binding, and initial payments follow its Paragraph 5.

Check answer and explanation

Correct answer: D. The contract is binding, and initial payments follow its Paragraph 5.

Paragraph A makes the back-up contract binding upon execution and requires the initial earnest money and any option fee under its Paragraph 5. Paragraph G suspends other performance while the first-contract contingency remains, except as the addendum provides. Under H, the Amended Effective Date is when the seller delivers notice of the first contract's termination to the back-up buyer.

Why the other choices miss:

A. No binding contract or initial payment duty exists until the first sale fails: Paragraph A makes the back-up contract binding upon execution and requires initial payments before the first contract terminates.
B. The contract is binding, but all earnest money waits for the first termination: Initial earnest money follows Paragraph 5. The addendum separately addresses additional payments after the Amended Effective Date.
C. Only the option fee is due now; initial earnest money waits until closing: Both initial earnest money and any option fee follow Paragraph 5. The initial earnest money does not wait until closing.

Watch for this: Do not treat a back-up contract as an unpaid reservation. Read the addendum's initial-payment and any additional-payment terms separately.

Rule: TREC Rule 537.22; TREC Form 11-9, Paragraphs A, G-H

TREC Form 11-9: Back-Up Contract Addendum

Cash does not remove the writing requirement

A buyer agrees to pay cash for a Texas house. No financing is involved. Which statement describes the ordinary Statute of Frauds requirement for this real estate sale?

A writing is required only when a lender will record a lien on the house.
A writing is required only if the buyer plans to use the house commercially.
The agreement or memorandum must meet Section 26.01's writing and signature requirements.
An oral agreement satisfies the statute if the buyer can prove sufficient cash funds.

Check answer and explanation

Correct answer: C. The agreement or memorandum must meet Section 26.01's writing and signature requirements.

Section 26.01(b)(4) covers a contract for the sale of real estate, whether cash or financed. Subsection (a) requires a writing signed by the person against whom enforcement is sought or a lawfully authorized signer. This tests the statutory rule, not whether a court might recognize an exception in a disputed case.

Why the other choices miss:

A. A writing is required only when a lender will record a lien on the house: Section 26.01(b)(4) applies to real estate sales, not just sales with lender financing.
B. A writing is required only if the buyer plans to use the house commercially: The sale provision does not depend on commercial use. The cash purchase of a house falls within it.
D. An oral agreement satisfies the statute if the buyer can prove sufficient cash funds: Proof of funds does not replace the statute's writing and signature requirements.

Watch for this: The issue is enforceability under the statute, not a blanket claim that every oral agreement is void.

Rule: Texas Business and Commerce Code 26.01(a), (b)(4)

Texas Business and Commerce Code 26.01: writing and signatures

Longer than one year

Consider four leases made today, each starting today with no separate promise to extend it. Which fixed term falls within Section 26.01(b)(5), the provision for leases longer than one year?

A six-month term, because all residential tenancies require a writing.
A two-year term, because it exceeds one year.
A one-year term, because exactly one year satisfies 'longer than one year.'
A nine-month term, because crossing December 31 requires a writing.

Check answer and explanation

Correct answer: B. A two-year term, because it exceeds one year.

A two-year lease exceeds the one-year threshold in subsection (b)(5). Exactly one year does not. The immediate start matters: subsection (b)(6) separately covers agreements not performable within one year from the date they are made. Other writing requirements can also apply.

Why the other choices miss:

A. A six-month term, because all residential tenancies require a writing: Six months is not longer than one year. This question asks about subsection (b)(5), not every possible writing requirement.
C. A one-year term, because exactly one year satisfies 'longer than one year.': Exactly one year is not longer than one year. The leases start today, so there is no delayed start to change these facts.
D. A nine-month term, because crossing December 31 requires a writing: Crossing a calendar-year boundary does not turn nine months into a term longer than one year.

Watch for this: Do not turn 'longer than one year' into 'one year or longer,' or assume a future start date never matters.

Rule: Texas Business and Commerce Code 26.01(a), (b)(5)-(6)

Texas Business and Commerce Code 26.01: writing and signatures

Whose signature is being tested?

A buyer seeks to enforce a real estate sale agreement against the seller. Looking only at Section 26.01(a)(2)'s signature requirement, whose signature must the writing carry?

The seller's, or that of a person lawfully authorized to sign for the seller.
The buyer's alone, because the buyer is the person asking for enforcement.
The escrow agent's, because that person will hold the transaction funds.
The listing agent's in any capacity, because a listing always grants signing authority.

Check answer and explanation

Correct answer: A. The seller's, or that of a person lawfully authorized to sign for the seller.

The seller is the person to be charged: the person against whom enforcement is sought. The seller or a lawfully authorized signer must satisfy this signature requirement. That is one requirement, not a guarantee of contract formation or enforceability. Mutual assent and other applicable requirements still matter.

Why the other choices miss:

B. The buyer's alone, because the buyer is the person asking for enforcement: The buyer seeks enforcement against the seller. The buyer's signature alone is not the seller's required signature under this provision.
C. The escrow agent's, because that person will hold the transaction funds: An escrow role does not by itself authorize someone to sign for the seller.
D. The listing agent's in any capacity, because a listing always grants signing authority: A listing relationship alone does not establish authority to sign for the seller. The statute requires lawful authorization.

Watch for this: A signature test is not the whole contract-validity test. Do not assume a real estate license or listing automatically authorizes signing for a principal.

Rule: Texas Business and Commerce Code 26.01(a)(2)

Texas Business and Commerce Code 26.01: writing and signatures

Changing an agreed closing date

Buyer and seller have an executed Form 20-19 contract. They want to change its stated closing date by agreement, with no automatic extension provision involved. What is the appropriate way to document that change?

Give a buyer termination notice, with the preferred new closing date added.
Attach an inspection report naming the date without obtaining the parties' agreement.
Rely on a recorded phone call between the two agents as the completed amendment.
Use the written Amendment to Contract, Form 39-11, signed by the parties.

Check answer and explanation

Correct answer: D. Use the written Amendment to Contract, Form 39-11, signed by the parties.

Paragraph 22 requires the parties' written agreement to change the contract. TREC's current Amendment to Contract is Form 39-11, effective July 1, 2026, and includes a closing-date change. A notice exercising an existing right is not the same as an agreed amendment.

Why the other choices miss:

A. Give a buyer termination notice, with the preferred new closing date added: A termination notice ends a contract under an available right. It does not document the parties' agreement to a new closing date.
B. Attach an inspection report naming the date without obtaining the parties' agreement: An inspection report records findings; it is not the parties' signed amendment to the closing date.
C. Rely on a recorded phone call between the two agents as the completed amendment: A recorded conversation between agents does not satisfy Paragraph 22's requirement for the parties' written agreement.

Watch for this: Read whether the question calls for changing an obligation or exercising a right already granted. The form's function matters more than its label.

Rule: TREC Rules 537.28, 537.46; TREC Form 20-19, Paragraph 22; TREC Form 39-11

One dwelling, not four

Before considering transfer exemptions, which property falls within the residential scope of Texas Property Code 5.008(a)?

An existing duplex containing two separate dwelling units.
A residential fourplex containing four separate dwelling units.
An existing single-family home containing one dwelling unit.
A twenty-unit apartment building sold to an individual investor.

Check answer and explanation

Correct answer: C. An existing single-family home containing one dwelling unit.

Section 5.008(a) covers Texas residential real property with not more than one dwelling unit. Subsection (e) then lists exempt transfers. A one-unit house fits the starting scope; the two-, four- and twenty-unit properties described do not.

Why the other choices miss:

A. An existing duplex containing two separate dwelling units: The described duplex has two dwelling units, exceeding Section 5.008(a)'s one-unit scope.
B. A residential fourplex containing four separate dwelling units: Four dwelling units exceed the statute's scope, even though Form 20-19 can cover a residential fourplex resale.
D. A twenty-unit apartment building sold to an individual investor: The purchaser's status does not change the twenty-unit property's scope under this provision.

Watch for this: Form 20-19's one-to-four-family scope is not the same as Section 5.008's condition-notice scope.

Rule: Texas Property Code 5.008(a), (e)

The late condition notice starts its own clock

A required Section 5.008 condition notice arrives three days after a Form 20-19 contract becomes effective. Paragraph 7B(2) applies, and closing is more than seven days away. When may the buyer terminate under this late-notice right?

For any reason within seven days after receiving the notice.
Only within three days after receiving the notice, like initial earnest money.
Only before the contract's effective date, because the buyer has already signed.
For seven days after the notice was mailed, regardless of when it was received.

Check answer and explanation

Correct answer: A. For any reason within seven days after receiving the notice.

Section 5.008(f) requires delivery on or before the contract's effective date and gives a seven-day termination right after receipt when the required notice was missing. Paragraph 7B(2) specifies seven days after receipt or before closing, whichever occurs first, with earnest money refunded. Here, closing is later than that seven-day window.

Why the other choices miss:

B. Only within three days after receiving the notice, like initial earnest money: The three-day initial-payment period is a different rule. This late-notice right uses seven days after receipt.
C. Only before the contract's effective date, because the buyer has already signed: Signing before receiving a required notice does not eliminate the statutory late-notice termination right.
D. For seven days after the notice was mailed, regardless of when it was received: Receipt starts this clock. The mailing date does not substitute for the date the buyer receives the notice.

Watch for this: This right is separate from the negotiated option period. Start with receipt, not mailing or the original effective date.

Rule: Texas Property Code 5.008(f); TREC Form 20-19, Paragraph 7B(2)

An actual statutory exemption

Which transfer is expressly exempt from the Section 5.008 condition-notice requirement?

A resale for cash by an owner who has occupied the home.
A transfer by a trustee in bankruptcy.
A resale by an individual investor solely because the investor never lived there.
A resale above the neighborhood's average price solely because of that price.

Check answer and explanation

Correct answer: B. A transfer by a trustee in bankruptcy.

Section 5.008(e)(2) lists a transfer by a trustee in bankruptcy. Cash payment, price and non-occupancy alone are not listed exemptions. An exemption from this condition notice does not mean every separate contractual or statutory disclosure requirement disappears.

Why the other choices miss:

A. A resale for cash by an owner who has occupied the home: Paying cash does not create an exemption from the condition-notice requirement.
C. A resale by an individual investor solely because the investor never lived there: Never occupying the home is not, by itself, a listed exemption. The seller can identify information that is unknown.
D. A resale above the neighborhood's average price solely because of that price: A price above the neighborhood average is not a listed exemption. Do not confuse it with the statute's separate dwelling-value exemption.

Watch for this: Identify the transfer category. 'I never lived there' is not a universal notice exemption.

Rule: Texas Property Code 5.008(e)(2); TREC Form 20-19, Paragraph 7I

Two disclosures with different jobs

A Form 20-19 resale requires the Section 5.008 condition notice and the Paragraph 7I water disclosure. No applicable exemption applies. Which statement correctly separates Forms 55-1 and 61-0?

Both forms are optional, so the seller may omit both required disclosures.
Form 61-0 replaces the condition notice whenever the property has a water well.
Form 55-1 is a voluntary way to meet the condition duty; use 61-0 for the required water disclosure.
Form 55-1 is mandatory in every property sale, while 61-0 is only an optional inspection report.

Check answer and explanation

Correct answer: C. Form 55-1 is a voluntary way to meet the condition duty; use 61-0 for the required water disclosure.

Rule 537.62 approves Form 55-1 for voluntary use to fulfill Section 5.008; the statute also permits a substantially similar notice containing at least its required items. Rule 537.68 adopts Form 61-0 for mandatory use. Paragraph 7I governs the water disclosure in this contract and has its own exemption test. One form does not replace the other.

Why the other choices miss:

A. Both forms are optional, so the seller may omit both required disclosures: The stem says both disclosures are required and no exemption applies. Leaving a form blank does not remove a duty.
B. Form 61-0 replaces the condition notice whenever the property has a water well: Form 61-0 addresses water rights. It does not replace a required Section 5.008 property-condition notice.
D. Form 55-1 is mandatory in every property sale, while 61-0 is only an optional inspection report: Form 55-1 is a voluntary way to satisfy an applicable condition-notice duty. Form 61-0 is not merely an optional inspection supplement under these facts.

Watch for this: Voluntary use of a particular condition-notice form does not make the underlying duty optional. Nor is water disclosure a blanket requirement for every Texas property sale.

Rule: TREC Rules 537.62, 537.68; Texas Property Code 5.008(a); TREC Form 20-19, Paragraph 7I

Before choosing an answer

Six distinctions that change the answer.

Find the rule that fits the facts. Each link takes you to a practice question. Choose an answer, then open its explanation and check the primary source.

Form selection, deadlines, written agreements and disclosures
What to identify	Distinction to apply
The property and transaction	Form 20-19 covers one-to-four-family resale. Unimproved property intended for one-to-four-family residences points to Form 9-18. Check the applicable form-use exceptions.
Payment or termination?	Paragraph 5A extends the last payment-delivery day when it falls on a weekend or defined Legal Holiday. Paragraph 5B's option notice has a separate 5 p.m. local deadline, with no automatic weekend extension.
A back-up buyer's duties	The contract is binding upon execution. Initial earnest money and any option fee follow Paragraph 5, even while the first-contract contingency remains.
The person being charged	The writing needs that person's signature or a lawfully authorized signature. Meeting this requirement alone does not guarantee formation or enforceability.
Amendment or notice?	An agreed change to the closing date calls for a written amendment. A termination notice exercises an existing right; it does not negotiate a new closing date.
Condition or water rights?	The Section 5.008 condition notice and Paragraph 7I water disclosure have different purposes and exemptions. A voluntary condition-notice form does not make a required disclosure optional.

Use the current form and the facts in the question. This summary does not cover every addendum or exception, and a practice score is not a pass prediction.

Know the scope

How this set fits the Texas State Law outline.

The official topic has 9 scored items. The counts below describe our 15-question sample, not a promise of which questions you will see. Pearson does not publish per-subtopic item counts or a cognitive mix for this State topic.

Texas Contracts & Forms: official groups and our sample counts
Texas subtopic	Our questions
Promulgated Contracts, Forms, and Addenda	7
Statute of Frauds	4
Seller Disclosure Requirements	4

A sample is not complete coverage of every possible question. See Pearson VUE's Texas Sales Agent outline, section V. Sources beside each answer explain the underlying principle. Texas-specific rules and examples link to their own authority.

Before choosing an answer, identify what changed: the property type, the deadline, the person signing or the required notice. Two rules can mention the same number of days and still start on different dates.

These are original practice questions with hypothetical transactions, not Pearson VUE questions or actual cases. They cover all three Sales Agent outline groups, but not every form, rule or exception. Your score is a study checkpoint, not a calibrated prediction of passing.

Pearson assigns nine scored items to this State topic without publishing a per-subtopic count or cognitive mix. Our seven form questions, four writing questions and four disclosure questions are study coverage, not official exam quotas.

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Before you continue

What does the Texas Contracts exam area cover?

The Sales Agent outline assigns 9 scored State Law items to three groups: Promulgated Contracts, Forms, and Addenda; Statute of Frauds; and Seller Disclosure Requirements. Pearson does not publish a separate quota for each group. These 15 questions sample all three, not every possible test question.

Are these current TREC forms or older versions?

The questions use Form 20-19 for residential resale, 9-18 for unimproved residential property, 11-9 for a back-up contract and 39-11 for an amendment. Those versions took effect July 1, 2026. Check the linked TREC page before using a form in an actual transaction.

Does an option deadline move to Monday if it ends on Sunday?

Not automatically under unmodified Form 20-19. Paragraph 5A(2)'s weekend and defined Legal Holiday extension applies to payment delivery. Paragraph 5B's option-termination notice is due by 5 p.m. local time where the property is located on the last option day. A valid option and proper notice are still required.

Can a license holder change printed TREC contract language?

Rule 537.11(d)(2) permits a conspicuous addition or deletion at a principal's specific written instruction. It does not let an agent invent legal wording or advise on its effect. Changing an unsigned proposal is also different from amending an executed contract, which requires the parties' written agreement.

Is a seller who never lived in the home exempt from disclosure?

Non-occupancy alone is not a Section 5.008 exemption. Check the property scope and the listed transfer exemptions. The notice reflects the seller's knowledge and belief when completed and signed; the statute provides for identifying unknown information. The condition notice and water-rights disclosure have separate requirements.

Is the water disclosure required just because a home uses city water?

City water alone does not resolve Paragraph 7I of Form 20-19. Its exemption requires all five stated conditions, including the seller's lack of awareness of specified wells, surface-water features, surface-water authorizations and severed, sold or leased groundwater rights, plus the specified water-supply condition. Read the full checklist in the linked form.

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Sources and review notes

Last reviewed: October 13, 2026. The questions distinguish the Sales Agent syllabus from the Texas rules and forms used to explain it. TREC's rule display is provided as a courtesy and links to the Secretary of State's official Texas Administrative Code. All scenarios are original and hypothetical. This page is exam preparation, not advice for a transaction.

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