A salvage vehicle dealer must meet and maintain the following requirements at each licensed business location during the term of the license.
  (1) If the licensed business location is not owned by the license holder, the license holder must maintain a lease that is continuous during the period of time for which the license will be issued. The lease agreement must be on a properly executed form containing at a minimum:
    (A) the name of the property owner as the lessor of the premises and the name of the dealer as the tenant or lessee of the premises;
    (B) the period of time for which the lease is valid;
    (C) the street address or legal description of the property, provided that if only a legal description of the property is provided, the license holder must attach a statement verifying that the property description in the lease agreement is the physical street address identified on the application;
    (D) the signature of the property owner as the lessor and the signature of the dealer as the tenant or lessee; and
    (E) if the lease agreement is a sublease in which the property owner is not the lessor, the dealer must also obtain a signed and notarized statement from the property owner including the following information:
      (i) property owner's full name, email address, mailing address, and phone number; and
      (ii) property owner's statement confirming that the dealer is authorized to sublease the location and may operate a salvage vehicle dealer business from the location.
  (2) Any business location requirements in this subchapter are in addition to any requirements under municipal ordinance, county rule, or state law.

Source Note: The provisions of this §221.41 adopted to be effective December 9, 2015, 40 TexReg 8802; amended to be effective January 2, 2020, 44 TexReg 8339; amended to be effective June 1, 2024, 49 TexReg 2760