What Happened to My Buyer’s Washer and Dryer?
The MLS property description says the property includes the washer-dryer. However, the contract does not. A large percentage of Legal Hotline callers ask this “Does it stay or go?” question.
Careful What You Say About Competitors
An agent who never wants to work with a specific listing broker again gave a seller their honest assessment – and the broker filed an ethics complaint. How is it a violation to give a seller honest advice?
My Broker Can’t Reassign My Listing (Can They?)
For the most part, associate rights and obligations spring from the terms of the independent contractor agreement they have with their brokerage firm.
Antitrust Law Applies to Associations, Realtors
A very non-legal definition: U.S. antitrust laws ban competitors from forming an alliance and “ganging up” on other businesses. A town’s two dominant brokerages, for example, can’t try to run a new entrant out of town.
Realtors Selling Own Property Still Bound to Follow Code?
Dear Shannon: If a Realtor sells a home they also own, are they still subject to the obligations of the Code of Ethics? What if a Realtor isn’t acting on behalf of others in the transaction?