In January, the conglomerate
appeared to secure a lifeline with a $ 2.2 billion
investment from Sunac China, a real
estate developer, which purchased minority stakes in three of the conglomerate's more stable
businesses, including the smart TV affiliate Leshi Zhixin, Le Vision Pictures, and Leshi Internet.
It also
appears that the investor's intent at the time of the disposition (sale) of the real
estate is the key issue in determining whether your intent was to hold for personal use and enjoyment or for rental,
investment or
business use.
594 DOS 01 DOS v. Walker - deposits; failure to
appear at hearing; failure to pay judgment; failure to cooperate with DOS investigation; notary public; proper
business practices; broker commingles funds by placing deposits in operating account; broker allows escrow account to be overdrawn on numerous occasions; broker uses deposit for separate, unrelated
business investment; broker fails to pay judgment without presenting an explanation or excuse for failure to pay judgment; broker fails to cooperate with DOS investigation by failing to respond to and comply with letter directing him to
appear for a conference and to provide certain documents; broker fails to notify DOS of new address upon closing office; DOS fails to prove that salesperson improperly held herself out to be real
estate broker associated with corporate broker, that the broker made misrepresentations to the purchasers regarding payments they were required to make toward the purchase, that some checks were returned for insufficient funds, that the broker failed to make certain required payments, that the broker properly failed to make certain other deposits and that the broker gave a postdated deposit check which could not be cashed due to insufficient funds; representative broker's and corporate broker's licenses revoked, return of deposits in the amount of $ 400.00 and $ 3,173.83 ordered with interest, civil judgment to be fully satisfied; salesperson fined $ 1,000.00 and notary commission suspended for four months