An unlicensed person referred business to me.

I have seen some pretty crazy things over the last 20 years, and you don't want unlicensed and uninsured individuals on your property, period....

Even though its in court, standard rule is you can't split commissions with unlicensed individuals.I've told buyers, I'll tell the seller to knock down price 1% if I reduce my comm by 1% with seller broker also.

It's the only way they make money.You need to find out if this is an unlicensed wholesaler. 

I found this interesting article that says since 2013, not only is it illegal for a landlord to run a rooming house, it’s also illegal for a tenant to rent a room from an unlicensed establishment.thttps://patch.com/virginia/ann...

Only one appears to have been pursued: unlicensed activity - charged to the company itself (which can open under a different name tomorrow, if it should so choose - run by the same people.)

Chances are the seller knew what he was doing when he chose to go with an unlicensed electrician when you specifically spelled it out in your contract that it needed to be a licensed electrician.

After hurricane Michael you are going to be hard pressed to find a home that doesn't have work that was either completed with no permit, by unlicensed individuals, or some mix of circumstances.

Since unlicensed assistants cannot be offering advice or engaging in real estate activities that will not be happening in that mannerFYI- Before someone brings it up, while I list myself as a Broker, it has been at least a couple of decades since I represented buyers and sellers for a living so I have no dog in the fight. 

While an unlicensed contractor may have decades of experience and trade relationships to do an excellent job, however, they never became licensed.