代理商应该让客户联系哪些“当地建筑官员”了解当地建筑规范要求?
The 80th Texas Legislature in 2007 made changes to seller's disclosure requirements, 特别是烟雾探测器. What are the smoke detector requirements for homes in Texas?
该法案将于9月9日生效. 1, 2007, 要求在德克萨斯州建造的一户和两户住宅必须按照住宅所在地区有效的建筑规范的要求安装可工作的烟雾探测器. 这一要求适用于一户或两户住宅单元的房东，并满足当前适用于房东的烟雾探测器法律的要求. 法律进一步要求，如果颁发许可证的住宅不符合当地建筑规范，则颁发的房屋改善许可证必须包括安装烟雾探测器.
已执行的合同已经到位, and the buyer had crossed out the waiver wording on the seller's disclosure before signing. 10天内, the buyer requests in writing that the seller install hearing-impaired smoke detectors. At this point, does the seller have a right to refuse? If the buyer is willing to waive his rights to require the seller to install, 你应该如何证明他们的同意?
The seller does not have the right to refuse to install under the facts of this question. 然而, the seller does have the right to negotiate who will pay for the installation. If the parties cannot agree, the contract will terminate. As to the second question, there might not need to be any documentation of a waiver. 在大多数情况下，只要买方接受该物业，并愿意在未完成安装的情况下完成交易，似乎就足够了. 然而, if documentation of the waiver is necessary, 买方可以简单地书面声明，他将放弃《健康与安全法》第766章规定的权利.
如果听障买方不愿意放弃他对卖方披露卖方安装听障烟雾探测器的权利，但愿意承认收到卖方的披露, 这是如何实现的?? Can the buyer strike through the waiver wording and sign?
Nothing in the statute prohibits the buyer from striking the waiver language. The statute is silent about whether he can strike the language or not. Therefore, he could strike the language and acknowledge receipt. 作为旁注, please note that Section 5.008 of the Property Code requires the seller to deliver the Seller's Disclosure Notice. Once it is delivered and signed by the seller, the seller has accomplished his statutory requirements. The seller may need to document delivery by other means if a buyer refuses to sign the notice. 更有可能发生的情况是，买方在决定签字或决定使用任何语言之前，会询问自己在第766章下的权利是什么. In that case, the buyer will need to read Chapter 766 of the Health and Safety Code. The buyer's rights are to request hearing-impaired smoke detectors to be installed. 尽管法律规定卖方必须安装听力受损的烟雾探测器(在触发该要求的条件下), the statute also provides that the parties can agree as to who will pay for the installation. Even if he signs the notice and does not strike the waiver language, 买方的报价或对报价的任何修改都可以要求安装烟雾探测器或任何其他维修. The buyer has not waived any contractual rights by signing the notice. 作为旁注, 人们不得不问，法规是否创造了任何新的权利，因为买方和卖方总是有合同权利来谈判这些项目的安装. Of course, the statute brings the issue up close for consideration. 它还要求卖方同意在某些条件下安装听力受损的烟雾探测器，前提是双方同意由谁来支付安装费用.
根据这项法律，购买者有什么权利?
某些买家可能会要求卖方在房屋出售截止日期前安装为听障人士配备的烟雾探测器. In order to impose this requirement on the seller, the purchaser must satisfy a number of requirements: 1. 必须有书面合同. 2. It must be a sale of single-family dwelling or duplex. 3. 买方或将居住在该住宅的买方家庭成员必须有听力障碍. 4. 买方必须提供由有执照的医生签署的听力损伤的书面证据. 5. The buyer must submit a written request to the seller to install the smoke detectors. 6. The buyer must specify in the written request where the detectors are to be installed. 7. 买方必须在合同生效后不迟于第10天发出书面请求. 该法案允许买卖双方就探测器的品牌和由哪一方承担费用达成一致. The seller must install the detectors no later than the closing date. 如果卖方安装失败, 视需要而定, the buyer has the right to terminate the contract.
如果卖方担心未来的责任问题，可能会引起不适当或不满意的安装听障烟雾探测器, 他是否有权拒绝与不愿放弃他对卖方披露的权利的听障买家进行谈判, or would this fall under fair-housing policy?
No. A seller may not refuse to negotiate an offer simply because a buyer is hearing-impaired, as that conduct discriminates against the buyer based on his disability. There are alternatives that can provide direct privity between the buyer and the installer, which should be able to address any liability concerns raised in this question. 该法规还规定，双方可以商定谁将安装探测器，并可以商定探测器的品牌. The seller may want to use the buyer's preferences as to the brand and installer.
Where would property managers go online to see how this new law will impact their landlords?
The bill can be found on the Texas Legislature's Web site, 对其影响的讨论可在2007年8月德克萨斯州REALTOR®杂志的法律专栏中找到. 对于物业经理来说，最谨慎的立场是他管理的任何物业都要安装符合当地建筑规范要求的烟雾探测器. 物业经理可能需要与当地建筑规范人员核实，以确定适用的建筑规范对烟雾探测器的安装和位置有什么要求. Most cities use the International Residential Code. Depending on which version is being used, the requirements may vary slightly. 然而, 新版本的IRC在烟雾探测器的位置和安装方面比旧版本提出了更多的要求.