Elimination of Architectural Barriers - Administrative Rules of the TDLR, 16 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 68

68.93. Complaints, Investigations, and Audits.

(New rule section effective November 5, 2001, 26 TexReg 8807; amended effective February 1, 2005, 30 TexReg 382; amended effective May 15, 2017, 42 TexReg 2333)

(a) Complaints. A complaint may be filed against an owner if there is reason to believe that a building or facility is not in compliance with the Act, the rules, or the TAS. A complaint may be filed against a registered accessibility specialist if there is reason to believe that the registered accessibility specialist has violated the Act, the rules, procedures, or the TAS.

(b) Investigations and Audits. Owners of buildings and facilities subject to compliance with the TAS are subject to investigation by the department. Registered accessibility specialists and contract providers are subject to investigation and audit by the department.

(c) Inspection and Copying of Records. Records pertaining to a project for which plan review, inspection, or related activities have been or will be performed, shall be made available by the registered accessibility specialist for inspection and copying by the department. The registered accessibility specialist shall make said records available within fourteen (14) calendar days of receiving a written request from the department.