Region: Brampton
Hearing Type: Discipline Hearing
Allegations:
3 – Fairness, honesty, etc.
A registrant shall treat every person the registrant deals with in the course of a trade in real estate fairly, honestly and with integrity.
4 – Best interests
A registrant shall promote and protect the best interests of the registrant's clients.
5 – Conscientious and competent service, etc.
A registrant shall provide conscientious service to the registrant's clients and customers and shall demonstrate reasonable knowledge, skill, judgment and competence in providing those services.
7(1) – Dealing with other registrants
A registrant who knows or ought to know that a person is a client of another registrant shall communicate information to the person for the purpose of a trade in real estate only through the other registrant, unless the other registrant has consented in writing.
7(2) – Dealing with other registrants
If a broker or salesperson knows or ought to know that a buyer or seller is a party to an agreement in connection with a trade in real estate with a brokerage other than the brokerage that employs the broker or salesperson, the broker or salesperson shall not induce the buyer or seller to break the agreement.
29 – Delivery of deposits and documents
Except as otherwise provided by law, if a registrant is representing a client or providing services to a customer in connection with a trade in real estate, and the client or customer has entered into an agreement in connection with the trade that requires the registrant to deliver a deposit or documents, the registrant shall deliver the deposit or documents in accordance with the agreement.
38 – Error, misrepresentation, fraud, etc.
A registrant shall use the registrant's best efforts to prevent error, misrepresentation, fraud or any unethical practice in respect of a trade in real estate.
39 – Unprofessional conduct, etc.
A registrant shall not, in the course of trading in real estate, engage in any act or omission that, having regard to all of the circumstances, would reasonably be regarded as disgraceful, dishonourable, unprofessional or unbecoming a registrant.