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Contracts and Agency Flashcards

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Agent

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One who acts for another

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Assignment

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Transfer of one’s rights under contract to an individual not in the original contract

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Attorney-in-fact

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(Power of Attorney) An individual with written authority to act for another

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Bilateral contract

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A contract where both parties are obligated to perform

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Blockbusting

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The illegal practice of inducing panic selling in a neighborhood for financial gain

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Caveat emptor

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Buyer Beware

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Commingle (funds)

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To combine escrow funds in the same account with personal or business funds

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Covenant

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A promise of legal validity

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Covenant of quiet enjoyment

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Grantor’s assurance that the grantee shall enjoy possession of the property in peace and without disturbance by hostile claimants

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Dual agency

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Representation of two or more parties in a transaction by the same agent

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Duress

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The use of threats or physical harm to force a person to do something against his will

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Earnest money

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A deposit to show good faith; a down payment

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Escalation clause

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Clause in a lease for the adjustment of rent based on specified indexes or circumstances

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Escrow

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Funds, property, or other things of value left in trust to a neutral third party and released upon fulfillment of certain conditions, or by agreement of the parties

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Estoppel

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A legal bar to a person alleging or denying a fact when his own previous actions have conclusively indicated the contrary

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Eviction

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The act of expelling a person from property in his possession; may be actual or constructive

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Exclusive listing (Exclusive agency)

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Single broker, but client call sell themselves and not pay commission

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Executory contract

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A contract where something remains to be done; performance not completed

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Express contract

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One where all terms and conditions are openly and explicitly stated and agreed upon

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Fiduciary

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A position of trust and confidence

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Fraud

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Willful deception or misrepresentation of facts

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Gross lease

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Most common type of lease whereby landlords pay the expenses of ownership

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Implied contract

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A contract that is not expressed, rather it can be inferred by the actions of the parties

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Installment sales method

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Method of reporting gains on sale of property to spread out payment of taxes

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Misrepresentation

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A false representation of the facts

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Net lease

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A lease whereby the tenant pays most of the expenses of ownership (repairs, taxes, maintenance)

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Net listing

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A listing where the net amount due to the seller is specified, rather than the selling price

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Novation

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The substitution of a new contract or new party for an old one

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Open listing (general listing)

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A listing made available to more than one broker

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Option

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A binding promise to sell or lease property until a specified future date for a specified price and specified terms

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Percentage lease

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A lease where the rental payments are based on the volume of gross sales

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Power of attorney

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The written instrument appointing one to act as an Attorney in Fact

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Proprietary lease

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Lease that gives a tenant/shareholder the right to occupy a particular unit in a cooperative development

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Puffing

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Nonfactual or extravagant statements a reasonable person would recognize as such

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Redlining

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The practice of refusing to make loans in certain neighborhoods

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Sales-leaseback

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An agreement whereby the seller simultaneously leases the property from the buyer, usually on a long-term lease

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Statute of frauds

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An early English statute, enacted in 1677, that requires certain types of transactions be evidenced in writing in order to be binding and enforceable

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Statute of limitations

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A statute that restricts the period of time within which legal action may be brought

39
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Steering

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The illegal practice of directing minority members to or away from certain neighborhoods

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Subordination

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A process in which the holder of a superior mortgage agrees to give up his priority position

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Undue influence

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Unfair advantage to obtaining a contract

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Unilateral contract

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A contract where only one party is obligated to perform

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Void

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Of no legal force or effect; not binding. Also, to nullify or remove legal force from

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Voidable

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That which is capable of being adjudged void, but not void unless action is taken by one of the parties.

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