Texas § 62.142 BROKER'S REMEDIES.

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§ 62.142 — BROKER'S REMEDIES.

Texas § 62.142

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Tex. Property Code Code Ann. § 62.142 (2026).

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Sec. 62.142. BROKER'S REMEDIES.

(a)A broker may file suit against an owner or tenant to enforce a commission agreement.

(b)If the court finds that the broker waived the right to file a lien under Section 62.022 and that the owner or tenant violated the commission agreement, the court may award to the broker:

(1)actual damages, including attorney's fees and court costs, that are proximately caused by the owner's or tenant's failure to comply with the commission agreement; and

(2)a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed three times the amount of the claimed commission if the court finds that the owner or tenant acted with gross negligence or in bad faith.

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Sec. 62.142. BROKER'S REMEDIES. (a) A broker may file suit against an owner or tenant to enforce a commission agreement.
(b) If the court finds that the broker waived the right to file a lien under Section 62.022 and that the owner or tenant violated the commission agreement, the court may award to the broker:
(1) actual damages, including attorney's fees and court costs, that are proximately caused by the owner's or tenant's failure to comply with the commission agreement; and
(2) a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed three times the amount of the claimed commission if the court finds that the owner or tenant acted with gross negligence or in bad faith.