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Cody L. Cracking down on wholesalign in Texas - Abbott signs SB 2212
8 September 2017 | 14 replies
Section 1101.652(b), Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) The commission may suspend or revoke a license issued under this chapter or take other disciplinary action authorized by this chapter if the license holder, while engaged in real estate brokerage: (1) acts negligently or incompetently; (2) engages in conduct that is dishonest or in bad faith or that demonstrates untrustworthiness; (3) makes a material misrepresentation to a potential buyer concerning a significant defect, including a latent structural defect, known to the license holder that would be a significant factor to a reasonable and prudent buyer in making a decision to purchase real property; (4) fails to disclose to a potential buyer a defect described by Subdivision (3) that is known to the license holder; (5) makes a false promise that is likely to influence a person to enter into an agreement when the license holder is unable or does not intend to keep the promise; (6) pursues a continued and flagrant course of misrepresentation or makes false promises through an agent or sales agent, through advertising, or otherwise; (7) fails to make clear to all parties to a real estate transaction the party for whom the license holder is acting; (8) receives compensation from more than one party to a real estate transaction without the full knowledge and consent of all parties to the transaction; (9) fails within a reasonable time to properly account for or remit money that is received by the license holder and that belongs to another person; (10) commingles money that belongs to another person with the license holder's own money; (11) pays a commission or a fee to or divides a commission or a fee with a person other than a license holder or a real estate broker or sales agent licensed in another state for compensation for services as a real estate agent; (12) fails to specify a definite termination date that is not subject to prior notice in a contract, other than a contract to perform property management services, in which the license holder agrees to perform services for which a license is required under this chapter; (13) accepts, receives, or charges an undisclosed commission, rebate, or direct profit on an expenditure made for a principal; (14) solicits, sells, or offers for sale real property by means of a lottery; (15) solicits, sells, or offers for sale real property by means of a deceptive practice; (16) acts in a dual capacity as broker and undisclosed principal in a real estate transaction; (17) guarantees or authorizes or permits a person to guarantee that future profits will result from a resale of real property; (18) places a sign on real property offering the real property for sale or lease without obtaining the written consent of the owner of the real property or the owner's authorized agent; (19) offers to sell or lease real property without the knowledge and consent of the owner of the real property or the owner's authorized agent; (20) offers to sell or lease real property on terms other than those authorized by the owner of the real property or the owner's authorized agent; (21) induces or attempts to induce a party to a contract of sale or lease to break the contract for the purpose of substituting a new contract; (22) negotiates or attempts to negotiate the sale, exchange, or lease of real property with an owner, landlord, buyer, or tenant with knowledge that that person is a party to an outstanding written contract that grants exclusive agency to another broker in connection with the transaction; (23) publishes or causes to be published an advertisement [, including an advertisement by newspaper, radio, television, the Internet, or display,] that: (A) misleads or is likely to deceive the public; (B) [,] tends to create a misleading impression; (C)implies that a sales agent is responsible for the operation of the broker's real estate brokerage business; [,] or (D) fails to include [identify] the name of the broker for whom the license holder acts, which name may be the licensed name, assumed name, or trade name of the broker as authorized by a law of this state and registered with the commission [person causing the advertisement to be published as a licensed broker or agent]; (24) withholds from or inserts into a statement of account or invoice a statement that the license holder knows makes the statement of account or invoice inaccurate in a material way; (25) publishes or circulates an unjustified or unwarranted threat of a legal proceeding or other action; (26) establishes an association by employment or otherwise with a person other than a license holder if the person is expected or required to act as a license holder; (27) aids, abets, or conspires with another person to circumvent this chapter; (28) fails or refuses to provide, on request, a copy of a document relating to a real estate transaction to a person who signed the document; (29) fails to advise a buyer in writing before the closing of a real estate transaction that the buyer should: (A) have the abstract covering the real estate that is the subject of the contract examined by an attorney chosen by the buyer; or (B) be provided with or obtain a title insurance policy; (30) fails to deposit, within a reasonable time, money the license holder receives as escrow or trust funds in a real estate transaction: (A) in trust with a title company authorized to do business in this state; or (B) in a custodial, trust, or escrow account maintained for that purpose in a banking institution authorized to do business in this state; (31) disburses money deposited in a custodial, trust, or escrow account, as provided in Subdivision (30), before the completion or termination of the real estate transaction; (32) discriminates against an owner, potential buyer, landlord, or potential tenant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, national origin, or ancestry, including directing a prospective buyer or tenant interested in equivalent properties to a different area based on the race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, national origin, or ancestry of the potential owner or tenant; or (33) disregards or violates this chapter.
Marcus Moore No heirs or No will in place
28 August 2018 | 14 replies
I even went to ancestry same info.
Jennifer Fowler Purchasing land from deceased owner and deceased heirs!!
18 April 2017 | 2 replies
I have done searches in google, ancestry, whitepages, familytreenow, geni, etc.
Mark W. Getting started in Birmingham, AL
11 July 2017 | 6 replies
Not from Alabama (except for my ancestry) but we found a great deal on a house with a metal roof in a great area in demand. 
Bill Tyler Military Only Tenants
8 February 2016 | 13 replies
(H) For any person to do any of the following:(1) Refuse to sell, transfer, assign, rent, lease, sublease, or finance housing accommodations, refuse to negotiate for the sale or rental of housing accommodations, or otherwise deny or make unavailable housing accommodations because of race, color, religion, sex, military status, familial status, ancestry, disability, or national origin;"Also New York Executive Law prohibits housing discrimination based on military status.Again, occupation or military status may not be a Federally protected class, but that doesn't mean on the state level you won't run into problems.
Jo W. Is it legal to write a "love letter" to the seller in NY
20 February 2020 | 4 replies
Examples, the name of the person writing it will reveal their ancestry
Danny Chan Can we tell applicant that income must be 3x the rent?
31 May 2021 | 19 replies
Chicago has 14 protected classes for Fair housing-1-Race2-Sex 3-color 4age 5-Religion 6-disability 7-National origin 8-ancestry 9-Parent/parental status 10-Sexual orientation11- Gender identity 12-marital status13-military status 14-source of income You need to be careful on the language you use for advertising a rental.
Bjorn Ahlblad When someone tells you "the government should provide housing"
17 October 2022 | 82 replies
There's no judgement intended for anyone based upon ancestry.
Steven M. Advice on acquiring property with deceased owner, no will, no heirs
14 October 2023 | 10 replies
If you will be pursing these then subscribe to Ancestry.com and invest in a good skip trace provider once your research is complete using Ancestry
Kady DeWeese Bought a house - ended up hating the area
30 August 2021 | 16 replies
@Mike Reynolds I really tried to like it here as I have a ton of family and deep ancestry from East Texas too, it’s just not a good fit regardless of having a good house or location or not.