Opinion No.

Honorable Steven D. Wolens Chairman Business and Commerce Committee Texas House of Representatives P.O. Box 2910 Austin, Texas 78768-2910

Re: Obligation of a real estate licensee with regard to disclosure that a previous or current occupant of real property had or has AIDS or HIV infection (RQ-1797)

Dear Representative Wolens:

You ask four questions regarding the disclosure of the fact that a previous or current occupant of real estate had or has human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).1 In your first question, you ask:

Will a real estate licensee who discloses actual knowledge that a previous or…