Professional Standards: Professional Standards Case Interpretations



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Article 1 & 3 - Offers Where Listing Broker Agress to Reduce Listing Broker's Commission

Article 1 & 4 - Case Interpretation Regarding Article 4

Article 1 & 4 - Fidelity to Client

Article 1 & 12 - Protecting Client

Article 1 & 14 - Establishing Procedure to be Followed in Handling Complaints

Article 2 - Disclosure of Pertinent Facts

Article 2 - Responsibility for Sales Associate's Error

Article 4 - Disclosure of Family Interest

Article 4 - Indirect Interest in Buyer

Article 5 - Contemplated Interest In Property Appraisal

Article 6 - Disclose Affil Bus Relationships Prior To

Article 6- Acceptance of Rebates from Contractors

Article 7 - Acceptance of Compensation from Buyer and Seller

Article 8 - Failure to Put Deposit in Separate Account

Article 10 - Case Interpretation Regarding Article 10 Equal Professional Services by the REALTOR®

Article 10 - Case Interpretation Relating To Article_10

Article 10 - Denial of Equal Professional Service

Article 11 - Appraiser's Obligation to Consider All Factors of Value

Article 12 - Advertising Role In Sales After Changing Firm Affiliation

Article 12 - New Changes to the Interpretation of the Code of Ethics

Article 12 - Registration of Domain Names

Article 12 - Registration of URL Similar to Name of Subsequently Established Firm

Article 13 - Obligation To Recommend Counsel

Article 13 - REALTORS Obligation to Recommend Counsel When Needed

Article 16 - Assumed Consent for Direct Contact

Article 16 - Buyer Agent's Demand That Listing Agent Reduce Commission

Article 16 - REALTORS Refusal to Disclose Nature and Current Status of Listing to Another Realtor

Article 17 - Attempted Use Of Corporate Veil

Article 17 - Obligation to Submit to Arbitration

Article 17 - Realtors Obligation to Arbitrate

Article 17 - Obligation to Submit to Arbitration