LOCAL RULES: TREC REI 7-6

Texas home inspection report requirements

Your Texas home inspection report has 6 rules to meet. ReportDraft puts every one on your checklist and checks your draft before you sign.

  • Each inspector's name and TREC license number
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Home inspectors in Texas are licensed by the Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC), and TREC's rules set what every inspection report must show and, for most buyer and seller inspections, the exact form to use. Here is each rule with a link to TREC's own text, and how to turn your field notes into a report that meets it.

Last reviewed October 8, 2026 against the official sources listed below.

Home inspectionTEXAS / SAMPLE

Sample notes, 153 words

Client: Dana Whitfield
Inspector: Sam Ortega
License: TREC 24811
Date: October 3, 2026
1408 Larkspur Lane, Austin, TX 78704
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We sorted 13 items into 5 sections and flagged 4 to fix first.

  • Fix firstII. Electrical Systems

    Main panel has a double tapped breaker and an open splice in the attic junction box.

  • Fix firstII. Electrical Systems

    No GFCI protection at the kitchen counter outlets.

  • Fix firstV. Appliances

    Garage door opener did not reverse when it hit the test board.

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Client nameDana Whitfield
Property address1408 Larkspur Lane, Austin, TX 78704
Inspection dateOct 3, 2026
Inspector nameSam Ortega
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What Texas requires

Who sets the rules

TREC licenses inspectors and writes the rules for their reports. Two rules in Title 22 of the Texas Administrative Code matter most for the report itself: §535.222, which covers what an inspection report must contain and when it is due, and §535.223, which sets the standard report form.

What every Texas inspection report must show

Under §535.222, the report gives the name and TREC license number of each inspector who took part in the inspection, not just the lead inspector.

It names the client, and it carries the property address, or another description that identifies the property, on every page.

TREC's report form asks you to mark each item as inspected, not inspected or not present, and to mark deficiencies. A blank item reads as a gap, so mark the ones you could not reach or that are not there.

TREC's Property Inspection Report form

For an inspection of a one-to-four family home performed for a buyer or a seller, §535.223 requires TREC's Property Inspection Report form, currently REI 7-6. The form's text has to be reproduced exactly, including its spacing, borders and placement, so a general report layout does not meet the rule for those inspections.

As of our last check on October 8, 2026, TREC's form library and FAQs point to REI 7-6. TREC revises its forms from time to time, so confirm the current version on TREC's site before you deliver a report.

ReportDraft drafts your findings, ratings, recommendations and summary from your notes and checks the TREC items on this page before you sign. For a Texas home inspection, the PDF prints on REI 7-6: pages 1 and 2 are TREC's own pages with your details filled in, the section pages keep the form's wording and layout with as much room for comments as each item needs, and photos are attached after the form. The Word file is a general layout you can edit.

The two-day delivery rule

Section 535.222 also sets a deadline: deliver the report within two days of receiving payment in full, or within two days of the inspection if the client paid in advance, unless the client agreed in writing to a different time.

ReportDraft shows this as a reminder on your Texas checklist, so the deadline is in front of you when you sign.

From field notes to a finished Texas report

Start your notes with the client's name, the property address, the inspection date, and each inspector's name and TREC license number. ReportDraft reads them into the report header, so they appear where TREC expects them.

As you go, note every item, including the ones you could not inspect and the ones that are not there, with a word on why. Those notes become the marks on each item instead of blanks.

ReportDraft prints the property address on every page of the PDF and Word file, and its completeness list flags a missing license number, a missing client name or an unmarked item before you sign.

Common mistakes

  • Listing only the lead inspector when a second inspector also took part. Each one needs a name and TREC license number.
  • Putting the property address on the cover page only. It belongs on every page.
  • Leaving items blank. Mark each one inspected, not inspected or not present.
  • Using a general report layout for a buyer's or seller's inspection of a one-to-four family home instead of TREC's form.
  • Letting the two-day delivery window pass after payment without a written agreement for more time.

Sources

Last reviewed October 8, 2026. Next review due January 8, 2027. This page explains published rules to help you write your report. It is not legal advice; the official text linked above governs.