Florida Realtors Associate General Counsel, Joel Maxson, has compiled a list of the top 10 most frequently asked questions from the Legal Hotline, which will be reviewed during this course.

The Florida Realtors Legal Hotline is a service available exclusively to Florida Realtors members.

Objectives
After taking this class, students will be able to:

1. Understand the three points where the team advertising rule in 61J2-10.028 expands on the existing advertising rule in F.A.C. 61J2-10.025.
2. Name three or more factors used to determine procuring cause.
3. Identify the key agreement that determines an associate’s right to compensation.
4. Complete three exercises calculating the effective date and one deadline using a Florida Realtors/Florida Bar “AS IS” Residential Contract for Sale and Purchase.
5. Understand the duty to present offers and the recently added duty for Realtors to confirm compliance with this rule upon written demand by another Realtor.
6. Explain the three main options when a seller requests early termination of a listing agreement.
7. Explain whether property can be relisted while there is an unresolved dispute from a former purchase that failed to close.
8. Pinpoint the time when an offer of compensation in the MLS becomes binding on the brokerage company that procures a successful transaction.
9. Explain the core concept underpinning issues related to emotional support animals.
10. Understand the breadth of the restriction against sharing commission with an unlicensed person for a referral, as outlined in Florida Statutes §475.25(1)(h).