Section 4 Review Flashcards
Who is considered a fiduciary?
Someone who acts in a special position of trust and confidence in respect to the principal
when is a fiduciary relationship formed?
when one party agrees to act for the benefit of the other party.
Who is a principal in a fiduciary relationship?
The person delegating authority for the other to act on his or her behalf
what are three types of agency relationships?
Universal
General
Special agent
what is a universal agent?
Broad powers that cross over into all aspects of an individual’s life
what is a general agent?
Someone who performs a task in One specific area of the principal’s life.
When a broker is hired to be a property manager, they are acting as what kind of agent?
General agent
what is a special agent?
appointed for a specific purpose or to handle a single business transaction
when is a real estate broker a special agent?
when working for either a buyer or a seller in the transfer of property.
Acting as a fiduciary for two opposing parties creates what?
dual agency relationship
Is dual agency legal in FL?
NO
who determines agency relationships?
Broker
who does a Transaction Broker represent?
Both the buyer and/or seller as a Transaction Broker in the same transaction
who does a Single Agent represent?
may represent EITHER a buyer or seller but never both in the same transaction.
who doe the broker represents in a No Brokerage Relationship?
may represent EITHER a buyer or seller or both parties in the same transaction.
Does payment form agency?
payment has no bearing on the creation of an agency relationship.