Sec. 263.008. BROKER AGREEMENTS AND FEES FOR THE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY. (a) In this section, "broker" means a person licensed as a broker under Chapter 1101, Occupations Code.
(b) The commissioners court of a county may contract with a broker to sell or lease a tract of real property that is owned by the county.
(c) The commissioners court of a county may pay a fee if a broker produces a ready, willing, and able buyer or lessee to purchase or lease a tract of real property.
(d) If a contract made under Subsection (b) requires a broker to list the tract of real property for sale or lease for at least 30 days with a multiple-listing service used by other brokers in the county, the commissioners court on or after the 30th day after the date the property is listed may sell or lease the tract of real property to a ready, willing, and able buyer or lessee who is produced by any broker using the multiple-listing service and who submits the highest cash offer.
(e) The commissioners court may sell or lease a tract of real property under this section without complying with the requirements for conducting a public auction, including the requirements prescribed by Section 263.001.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 421, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 26, 1991. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1328, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1999; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.790, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 88 (H.B. 1288), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2017.
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