Hey Patrick,I own my company and I am the principal broker.I made no mention of an employee status.The broker saying what you can and cannot do for an employee status has to do with set hours worked and a bunch of other conditions.The Independant Contractor agreement the broker makes up for their company will depend on what you can and cannot do.You are working for yourself but on BEHALF of the broker.Just like the buyers and sellers are not your clients.The contracts signed will show the relationship with the brokerage and the agent is working on behalf of the brokerage.In the IC agreement it will spell out what happens to active listings and buyers and sellers when you want to leave the company.As long as it's legal and does not create an employee status I can put whatever I want into my contractor agreement.I can say my company does not allow rebates of any kind and I can change the IC agreement at will.You can choose to accept it or go to another company without the requirement.A brokerage for instance might not let agents rebate commission,might not let them do bpo's as their E and O policy doesn't cover it,and might not let them do property management because of more frequent litigation than traditional sales and increases to the brokerages E and O premiums.

ATTORNEY FEES AND COSTS: In connection with any litigation including appellate proceedings arising out of this Contract, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorney's fees and costs.

(iii) This note may be subject to a Civil Code, which provides that the holder of this Note shall give written notice to the Trustor, or his successor in interest, of prescribed information at least ninety (90) and not more than one hundred fifty (150) days before any balloon payment is due.

If a person has all of the right documents, the agency nor my self can't delve further without risk of descriminating civil rights or be guilty of profiling.

Sports teams use contracts and hold their players accountable, corporations enforce their contracts, and everyone else in the business World expects that when a contract is signed that it is fulfilled or else they go to arbitration or litigation.

Long story short, I got tied up in the litigation (simply because I owned it.

My investment condo has been in litigation against the builder for construction defects for almost 4 years and finally settled last month.  

At least according to the SEC : https://www.sec.gov/litigation...

As part of this, you'll need to:1. hire a civil engineer, 2. have approved engineering plans prepared, plan checked, and permits issued, 3. pay the development impact fees and all other soft costs, 4. grade the site, and build the infrastructure for the project, i.e. utilities, street, drainage, etc. 

NYC Civil Court has a guide for landlords on their website.