The data is provided in conjunction with surveys
conducted by the American Association
of Publishers, and represents wholesale
sales from only 13 U.S. - based e-book publishers, so total reported
sales figures understate
actual sales.
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