CHAPTER 437. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS - Texas Statutes

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.