Selling your home without an agent inMidlothian, Texas

Tex. Prop. Code § 5.008(a)

A Texas seller of residential real property with no more than one dwelling unit must give the purchaser the § 5.008 written notice or a substantially similar notice containing every statutory minimum item.

Tex. Prop. Code § 5.008(d)

The Texas § 5.008 notice must be completed and signed to the best of the seller’s belief and knowledge as of completion; an unknown required item is marked unknown.

Tex. Prop. Code § 5.008(e)

Texas § 5.008 contains a transfer-exemption list, so a seller must test the complete subsection (e) list before treating the condition notice as required or exempt.

Tex. Prop. Code § 5.008(e)(10)-(11)

Texas § 5.008 exempts a never-occupied new residence of no more than one dwelling unit and property where any dwelling is no more than five percent of the property value.

Tex. Prop. Code § 5.008(f), first sentence

A covered Texas seller must deliver the § 5.008 notice on or before the effective date of the executory contract binding the purchaser.

Tex. Prop. Code § 5.016(a)

For covered Texas residential property that will remain encumbered by a recorded lien at conveyance, the transferor must give the purchaser and each lienholder the separate statutory disclosure at least seven days before the earlier specified transaction event.

Tex. Prop. Code § 5.016(b)

Subject to § 5.016(c) and (d), a purchaser who contracted without the required recorded-lien disclosure may terminate through the seventh day after receiving it.

Tex. Const. art. VIII, § 29(a)

Texas Constitution Article VIII, § 29 bars enactment after January 1, 2016 of a transfer tax on a transaction conveying fee-simple title to real property.

Tex. Prop. Code § 5.010(a)

A Texas owner contracting to transfer an interest in vacant land must include the prescribed bold notice about possible additional tax liability, unless a statutory exception or alternative contract paragraph applies.

Tex. Prop. Code § 5.014(a)

A person proposing to sell or convey Texas real property in a covered public improvement district must first give the purchaser the applicable statutory assessment notice.

42 U.S.C. § 4851b(27)

Federal lead-disclosure law generally defines target housing as housing constructed before 1978, subject to the statutory elderly, disability, zero-bedroom, child-occupancy, and jurisdiction-specific exceptions.

42 U.S.C. § 4852d(a)(1)(B)

Before a purchaser or lessee is contractually obligated for target housing, the seller or lessor must disclose known lead-based paint or hazards and provide available lead-hazard evaluation reports.

42 U.S.C. § 4852d(a)(1)(C)

For a target-housing sale, the seller must permit the purchaser a 10-day lead risk-assessment or inspection period unless the parties mutually agree to a different period.

Tex. Prop. Code § 207.003(a)

For a covered Texas subdivision association, the association generally must deliver current restrictions, bylaws/rules, and a resale certificate within 10 business days after a valid written request and verified authority.

Tex. Prop. Code § 207.004(b)

If a Texas association misses the first Chapter 207 deadline and then misses the fifth business day after a properly delivered second request, the owner enters the statutory remedy and buyer-affidavit path.

Tex. Prop. Code § 5.012(a)

A Texas seller of residential property with no more than one dwelling unit that is subject to mandatory property-owners-association membership must give the purchaser the prescribed association notice.

Tex. Prop. Code § 5.012(d)

If a covered contract was entered without the § 5.012 association notice, the purchaser may terminate within the earlier of seven days after receipt or the transfer date.

Tex. Prop. Code § 82.157(a)

A covered Texas non-declarant condominium unit owner must furnish the purchaser the current declaration, bylaws, association rules, and a resale certificate prepared within the preceding three months before contract execution or conveyance.

Tex. Prop. Code § 82.157(b)

After a Texas unit owner’s written request, the condominium association generally has 10 days to furnish the signed and dated resale certificate to the selling owner or agent.

TREC Seller’s Disclosure Notice page — Form ID 55-1

The Texas Real Estate Commission’s current official seller-notice pointer identifies Form 55-1, effective May 28, 2026, for § 5.008 information.

Tex. Prop. Code § 5.008(f), second sentence

If the contract was entered without the required Texas § 5.008 notice, the purchaser may terminate for any reason within seven days after receiving the notice.

Tex. Prop. Code § 5.011(a)

A Texas seller of an interest in real property must give the statutory possible-annexation notice unless a § 5.011(c) exemption applies.

Tex. Prop. Code § 5.011(b)

The Texas possible-annexation notice is due before the executory contract binds the purchaser.

Tex. Prop. Code § 5.013(a)

A seller of Texas unimproved real property intended for residential use must disclose the location of covered transportation pipelines, subject to the title-commitment exception in § 5.013(f).

Tex. Prop. Code § 5.019(a)

Texas § 5.019 applies to a residential or commercial sale adjoining a Chapter 11 impoundment with at least 5,000 acre-feet of normal operating storage.

Tex. Prop. Code § 5.019(c)

A covered Texas water-level-fluctuation notice is due on or before the executory contract effective date.

Tex. Prop. Code § 5.205

A Texas seller of property that may be subject to an existing private transfer-fee obligation must give a potential purchaser written notice that the obligation may be governed by Subchapter G.

Tex. Prop. Code § 5.253

Effective September 1, 2025, Texas Property Code § 5.253 restricts specified governmental entities, organizations, companies, and individuals connected to a designated country from purchasing or otherwise acquiring Texas real-property interests.

Tex. Water Code § 49.452(f)

For covered Texas district property, the purchaser notice must be given before execution of a binding sale contract, separately or in the contract.

Tex. Water Code § 49.452(h)

At closing of a covered Texas district sale, seller and purchaser must execute and acknowledge a separate current notice copy for recording in the county deed records.