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Texas · Property Code §5.013Texas pipeline disclosure for unimproved residential land (§5.013)

A Texas seller of unimproved land to be used for residential purposes – including a developer selling lots for resale – must give the buyer a written notice of the location of any transportation pipeline for natural gas, petroleum products or hazardous substances, to the best of the seller's knowledge (Property Code §5.013). It is due on or before the contract's effective date; without it the buyer may terminate within 7 days after the effective date. It is not required when the seller must furnish a title commitment and the buyer can terminate if title objections are not cured.

The rules

  1. What

    The location of transportation pipelines – natural gas, natural gas liquids, synthetic gas, LPG, petroleum products or hazardous substances – to the best of the seller's knowledge, or that it is unknown.

  2. When (§5.013(c))

    On or before the effective date of the contract binding the buyer.

  3. Missing notice

    The buyer may terminate for any reason no later than the 7th day after the effective date.

  4. Exception (§5.013(f))

    Not required if the seller must furnish a title commitment and the buyer may terminate if title objections are not cured – as in the TREC unimproved property contract.

What the TC tracks

  • Whether the contract provides a title commitment with an objection and termination right.
  • If not: the pipeline notice signed by the seller on or before the effective date.
  • Pipeline easements in the title commitment and survey reviewed by the buyer.

Questions about the Texas pipeline disclosure

Do Texas land sellers have to disclose pipelines?

Sellers of unimproved land to be used for residential purposes must disclose the location of transportation pipelines, unless the title commitment exception applies (§5.013).

What if the pipeline notice is not given?

The buyer may terminate for any reason within 7 days after the effective date of the contract.

When is the pipeline notice not required?

When the seller must furnish a title commitment before closing and the buyer may terminate if title objections are not cured.

Related guides

Track the title commitment, survey review and any pipeline notice as tasks with owners and due dates in ClosingCode.

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Source: Texas Property Code §5.013 (statutes.capitol.texas.gov, read October 24, 2026).

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