Law of Agency 2 Flashcards
Fiduciary
Based on Trust
Indemnification
Protection against damage or loss
Agency is…
The relationship the agent has with the principal. When the agent acts for, or on behalf of the client. A fiduciary relationship.
Customer
A person who receives limited brokerage services without establishing an agency relationship
Client
Also known as the principal
An agency relationship exists when one person, the ____ acts for, or on the behalf of another person, the ____
Agent, principal
(True/False) The principal must always remain loyal to the customer
False
The duties of the principal to the agent include all of the following, EXCEPT: Trust, Reimbursement, Performance, Indemnification
Trust
____ means that the principal will protect the agent from suffering a loss due to the agent’s reliance on information received from the principal.
Indemnification
(True/False) A licensee has no duties to a customer
False
A buyer’s agent…
Represents the buyer
A sub-agent…
Is a licensee not associated with the seller’s broker
Special Agency
also known as limited agency
General Agency
The right to represent the principal in a particular type of transaction or business
Express Authority
Authority that comers from specific instructions, either oral or written
Universal Agency
The power to act for the principal in all transactions
Agency by ratification
Established when an agent acts without prior authorization and the principal accepts it.
Real estate agents owe certain non-fiduciary duties to customers such as…
Honesty and fairness
(True/False) The Texas Real Estate License Act is the only law impacting third-party obligations in the real estate brokerage business
False
The federal law requiring all states to release information to the public about known, convicted sex offenders, when necessary, to protect the public’s safety is…
Megan’s Law
(True/False) A licensee is not liable for a misrepresentation or a concealment of a material fact made by a party to a real estate transaction if the seller did not disclose it to the agent
True
What events can stigmatize a property?
Suicide on the premises. Paranormal activity. Death on the property.