Articles and Behavior Which are Citable
Article 3:
· Attempt to change offer of compensation after being made aware of signed offer to purchase · Failure to disclose existence of dual or variable rate commission · Failure to disclose existence of accepted offers to cooperating brokers
Article 4:
· Failure to disclose REALTOR® interest in property being bought or sold
Article 5:
· Providing professional service without disclosing interest in property
Article 6:
· Accepting any commission, rebate or profit on expenditures without client's knowledge or consent
Article 12:
· Failure to present a true picture in real estate communications and advertising · Failure to disclose professional status in advertising and other representations · Failure to disclose compensation from 3rd party for services provided free to a client · Advertisement offering to sell/lease property without authority of owner or listing broker · Failure to disclose name of firm in advertisement for listed property · Failure to disclose status as both owner/landlord and REALTOR® or licensee when advertising property in which REALTOR® has ownership interest · Falsely claiming to have “sold” property · Registration or use of deceptive URL or domain name
Article 14:
· Failure to cooperate in any professional standards proceeding or investigation
Article 16:
· Use of terms of an offer to modify listing broker's offer of compensation · Placement of for sale/lease sign on property without permission of seller/landlord