CHAPTER 437. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
PROPERTY CODE
TITLE 16. TEXAS RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION COMMISSION ACT
SUBTITLE E. RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION ARBITRATION
CHAPTER 437. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
Sec. 437.001. AWARD FILING. (a) If an arbitration award is
filed in a court of competent jurisdiction in this state, the
filer shall also, not later than the 30th day after the date an
award is made in a residential construction arbitration, file
with the commission a summary of the arbitration award that
includes:
(1) the names of the parties to the dispute;
(2) the name of each party's attorney, if any;
(3) the name of the arbitrator who conducted the arbitration;
(4) the name of the arbitration services provider who
administered the arbitration, if any;
(5) the fee charged to conduct the arbitration;
(6) a general statement of each issue in dispute;
(7) the arbitrator's determination, including the party that
prevailed in each issue in dispute and the amount of any monetary
award; and
(8) the date of the arbitrator's award.
(b) The commission shall establish rules to permit the voluntary
filing of the information listed in Subsection (a) by any
interested party. Any agreement prohibiting the disclosure of the
information listed in Subsection (a) is unenforceable.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 458, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1,
2003.
Sec. 437.002. ENFORCEMENT. (a) The commission by rule shall
establish a fee not to exceed $100 for the late filing of an
arbitration award and procedures for the collection of that fee.
(b) A party to an arbitration, or an attorney for a party, may
report an overdue filing of an arbitration award to the
commission.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 458, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1,
2003.