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Texas · TREC 20-19 ¶6ETexas contract notices: the 11 title notices in TREC ¶6E

Paragraph 6E of the TREC One to Four Family contract collects the notices Texas law requires at or before contract: the abstract or title policy advice, HOA membership, statutory tax districts (MUD), tide waters, annexation, certificated water or sewer service area, public improvement districts, private transfer fees, propane service areas, water level fluctuations and certificates of mold remediation. Some are given by the contract itself; others need a separate notice the seller must deliver.

The eleven notices

  1. (1) Abstract or title policy

    Broker's advice to examine the abstract or get a title policy (Occ. Code §1101.555).

  2. (2) HOA membership

    If membership is mandatory, the HOA addendum and subdivision information.

  3. (3) Statutory tax districts

    Water Code ch. 49 notice signed by the buyer before final execution of the contract.

  4. (4) Tide waters

    Coastal notice required by Natural Resources Code §33.135.

  5. (5) Annexation

    Property outside city limits may be in an ETJ or annexed (Property Code §5.011) – stated in the contract.

  6. (6) Certificated service area

    Water Code §13.257 notice on water or sewer service costs and delays – acknowledged in the contract.

  7. (7) Public improvement districts

    Separate written notice under Property Code §5.014.

  8. (8) Transfer fees

    Notice that a private transfer fee obligation may be governed by Property Code ch. 5, subch. G (§5.205).

  9. (9) Propane

    Written notice under Utilities Code §141.010.

  10. (10) Water level fluctuations

    For lakes or reservoirs of at least 5,000 acre-feet (§5.019) – stated in the contract.

  11. (11) Mold remediation

    Each certificate of mold damage remediation issued in the 5 years before the sale (Occ. Code §1958.154).

What the TC tracks

  • Which notices apply to this property – district, PID, propane, lake, coast, HOA.
  • Separate notices (MUD, PID, propane, HOA) signed before or with the contract.
  • Mold remediation certificates requested from the seller.
  • The list of district notices given, filled in on the addenda page of the contract.

Questions about Texas ¶6E notices

What is paragraph 6E of the Texas real estate contract?

The title notices section of the TREC One to Four Family contract, listing eleven notices required by Texas statutes.

Which ¶6E notices need a separate document?

The statutory tax district (MUD), public improvement district, propane and HOA notices require separate notices or addenda; annexation, water level and service area notices are given in the contract text.

Does a Texas seller have to disclose mold remediation?

Yes. The seller provides each certificate of mold damage remediation issued during the 5 years before the sale (¶6E(11)).

Who must sign the MUD notice?

The buyer signs the statutory notice from the seller before final execution of the contract (Water Code ch. 49).

Related guides

Turn each notice that applies into a task with an owner and due date in ClosingCode, and keep the signed notices with the contract.

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Source: TREC One to Four Family Residential Contract (Resale) 20-19, ¶6E (trec.texas.gov, read October 24, 2026).

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