This section exempts certain owners, tenants, and related agents or employees from having to be licensed to do mold assessment or mold remediation, subject to listed limits.
Sec. 1958.102. EXEMPTIONS. (a) An owner or tenant, or a managing agent or employee of an owner or tenant, is not required to be licensed under this chapter to perform mold assessment or mold remediation on property owned or leased by the owner or tenant. This exemption does not apply: (1) if the managing agent or employee engages in the business of performing mold assessment or mold remediation for the public; (2) if the mold remediation is performed in an area in which the mold contamination affects a total surface area of 25 contiguous square feet or more; or (3) to a person who is exempt under Subsection (e). (b) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 493 (S.B. 1255), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2025. (c) A person is not required to be licensed under this chapter to perform mold remediation in an area in which the mold contamination affects a total surface area for the project of less than 25 contiguous square feet. (d) A person is not required to be licensed under this chapter to perform mold assessment or mold remediation in a one-family or two-family dwelling that the person constructed or improved if the person performs the mold assessment or mold remediation at the same time the person performs the construction or improvement or at the same time the person performs repair work on the construction or improvement. This exemption does not apply if the person engages in the business of performing mold assessment or mold remediation for the public. (e) An owner, or a managing agent or employee of an owner, is not required to be licensed under this chapter to perform mold assessment or mold remediation on a residential property owned by that person with fewer than 10 dwelling units. This exemption does not apply if the managing agent or employee engages in the business of performing mold assessment or mold remediation for the public. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 205, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 493 (S.B. 1255), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2025.