state portion, Virginia VA State Portion
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Firm - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-any sole proprieteorship, partnership,
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assoc, LLC, or Corp that is required to have a separate brokerage firm
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license. "ABC Realty" must have a firm license, and a licensed principle
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broker
DPOR - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Board of Professional and Occupational
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Regulation. Consists of 9 members, appointed by governor to 4 yr
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terms. REB (real estate board) is part of DPOR.
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CIC Board - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Common Interest Community Board,
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within the DPOR; separate from the REB. Creates licensure to govern
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condos, time shares, coops and HOAs. 80 hr CIC manager training
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program.
regulations for firm license - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-every resident real
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estate broker must maintain a place of business in VA.
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,every member or officer who actively participates in brokerage business
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must hold a license as a broker.
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a salesperson and a broker may not be principals in the firm together.
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SPs must be under the supervision of principal broker.
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business entity license - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a salesperson who
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heads a team of licensees within a brokerage and wishes to advertise
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under the team name must obtain a business entity license for the
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team.
penalty for engaging in unlicensed real estate activity - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-civil penalty not to exceed $1000 | | | | |
real estate license exemptions - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--selling or
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renting own property | |
-acting without compensation as an atty in fact under a power of
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attorney issued by property owner | | | |
-attorneys involved in RE transactions in their normal role as attnys
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-trustees, admins or executors of estates. | | | | |
-licensed auctioneers at public auction | | | |
VA RE Transaction Recovery Fund - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--est. to
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reimburse parties who suffer from monetary loss due to licensee's
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conduct. est. by DPOR. | | | |
, -New licensees must pay $20 into the fund
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-min balance $400K, may assess if balance falls.
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-failure to pay assessment within 30 days of second notice results in
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suspended license. |
-over $2mil then funds transfer to VA Housing Trust fund
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claim on the VA transaction recovery fund must: - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔--have pursued all legal means for recovery before claim | | | | | | | | |
can be filed
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-amt of claim limited to actual monetary damages suffered in the
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transaction, court costs, and attny fees | | | | |
max payment from VA recovery fund: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-single
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transaction: $50K to all injured parties; single claimant can only receive
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$20K
Multiple transactions during 2 yr pd: $100K to all claimants
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penalty to licensee for claims from the fund: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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immediately revoked license; possible other disciplinary action. may not
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|apply for new license until repay fund plus interest. payment does not
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guarantee license reinstatement. | |
va residential property disclosure act applies to: - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-everyone, including FSBO, except: | | |