There has been some reluctance to formally add sexual orientation and gender identify to the listing of protected classes under Virginia's Fair Housing Laws due to the possibility of creating
liability for real estate licensees and other housing providers.
Research on sources of legal
liability for real estate licensees: agency, property condition disclosure, RESPA, and employment issues.
Research on legal
liability for real estate licensees: agency, PCD, RESPA, technology, and third - party liability issues.
A summary of legal research on topics that may be a source of legal
liability for real estate licensees: agency, property condition disclosure, and RESPA, as well as a limited number of employment issues.
Not exact matches
We all know that notwithstanding the rise of title insurance in Ontario, claims arising from
real estate practice are still a large (and in many years, the largest) exposure
for the primary professional
liability program that LAWPRO provides
for the Law Society's lawyer -
licensees (the «E&O program»).
The mission of the Errors and Omissions Corporation is to provide adequate cost effective professional
liability insurance
for the protection of
real estate licensees and the public.
Research on topics that may be a source of legal
liability for real -
estate licensees: Agency, Property Condition Disclosure, RESPA, and Ethics issues.
The
Real Estate Errors and Omissions Insurance Corporation provides liability insurance for approximately 27,000 real estate licensees in British Colum
Real Estate Errors and Omissions Insurance Corporation provides liability insurance for approximately 27,000 real estate licensees in British Col
Estate Errors and Omissions Insurance Corporation provides
liability insurance
for approximately 27,000
real estate licensees in British Colum
real estate licensees in British Col
estate licensees in British Columbia.
the
real estate council may, by order, require
licensees or classes of
licensees to provide security against
liability for compensable loss,
287 DOS 98 Matter of DOS v. Uqdah Realty & Management Corp. — deposits; jurisdiction; fraudulent practices; failure to pay judgment; vicarious
liability; notary public; disclosure of agency relationship; broker violated 19 NYCRR 175.1 when he deposited escrow funds into his operating account; broker committed conversion when his operating account fell below deposit amount; broker engaged in fraudulent practices when he illegally retained buyer's trust funds and attempted to qualify prospective buyer
for mortgage by falsely stating their employment; broker failed to disclose his agency relationship to his client; failure to pay judgment; corporate
real estate broker vicariously liable and charged with actual knowledge of violation of law because of representative broker's cognizant misconduct as corporate officer; broker is not required to deposit a refundable commission in an escrow account unless contractually demanded; corporate broker and representative broker's license revoked; restitution of deposit of $ 12,000 plus interest; notary public commission revoked based on misconduct as a
real estate licensee
102 (1)
For the purpose of enabling
licensees to obtain indemnity against
liability arising out of negligent errors or omissions in the provision of
real estate services, the insurance corporation must do one or both of the following:
79 DOS 99 Matter of DOS v. Pagano - disclosure of agency relationships; failure to appear at hearing; proper business practices; unauthorized practice of law; unearned commissions; vicarious
liability; fraudulent practice; jurisdiction; ex parte hearing may proceed upon proof of proper service; DOS has jurisdiction after expiration of respondents» licenses as acts of misconduct occurred and the proceedings were commenced while the respondents were licensed;
licensee fails to timely provide seller client with agency disclosure form prior to entering into listing agreement and fails to timely provide agency disclosure form to buyer upon first substantive contact; broker fails to make it clear
for which party he is acting; broker violates 19 NYCRR 175.24 by using exclusive right to sell listing agreement without mandatory definitions of «exclusive right to sell» and «exclusive agency»; broker breaches fiduciary duties to seller clients by misleading them as to buyer's ability to financially consummate the transaction; broker breaches his fiduciary duty to seller by referring seller to the attorney who represented the buyers when he knew or should have known such attorney could not properly protect seller's interests; improper
for broker to use listing agreements providing
for broker to retain one half of any deposit if forfeited by buyer as such forfeiture clause could, by its terms, allow broker to retain part of the deposit when broker did not earn a commission; broker must conduct business under name as it appears on license; broker engaged in the unauthorized practice of law in preparing contracts
for purchase and sale of
real estate which did not contain a clause making it subject to the approval of the parties» attorneys and were not a form recommended by a joint bar /
real estate board committee; broker demonstrated untrustworthiness and incompetency in using sales contract which purported to change the terms of the listing agreement to include a higher commission; broker demonstrated untrustworthiness and incompetency in using contracts of sale which were unclear, ambiguous, vague and incomplete; broker failed to amend purchase agreement to reflect amendment to increase deposit amount; broker demonstrated untrustworthiness in back - dating purchase agreements; broker demonstrated untrustworthiness in participating in scheme to have seller hold undisclosed second mortgage and to mislead first mortgagee about the purchaser's financial ability to purchase; broker demonstrated untrustworthiness by claiming unearned commission and filing affidavit of entitlement
for unearned commission; DOS fails to establish by substantial evidence that respondent acted as undisclosed dual agent; corporate broker bound by the knowledge acquired by and is responsible
for acts committed by its
licensees within the actual or apparent scope of their authority; corporate and individual brokers» licenses revoked, no action taken on application
for renewal until proof of payment of sum of $ 2,000.00 plus interests
for deposits unlawfully retained