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Two parties to an Ohio purchase contract dispute who is entitled to the earnest-money deposit, and the broker cannot resolve it. What is the broker's proper course of action?
Answer: C. Continue to hold the funds in the trust account until the parties agree in writing, a court orders disbursement, or the broker interpleads the funds
When parties dispute earnest money, the broker must keep the funds in the trust/special account and may not unilaterally decide. Disbursement requires written agreement of the parties, a court order, or the broker depositing the funds with a court (interpleader).
Under Ohio's landlord-tenant law, a security deposit greater than a certain threshold held for more than six months generally must do what for the tenant?
Answer: B. Bear interest paid to the tenant under the conditions set by Ohio's Landlord-Tenant Act
Ohio's Landlord-Tenant Act requires that, where a security deposit exceeds the statutory threshold and the tenancy lasts more than six months, the portion above that threshold must earn interest payable to the tenant. The landlord must also itemize any deductions when returning the deposit.
Ohio's fair housing law adds protected classes beyond the federal Fair Housing Act. Which class is protected under Ohio's fair housing law that is NOT a class under the core federal statute?
Answer: B. Military status (and ancestry)
Ohio's fair housing law mirrors the federal protected classes (race, color, religion, sex, national origin, familial status, disability) and adds additional protections, including ancestry and military status. Race, national origin, and religion are already covered federally.
In Ohio, what is the primary purpose of the Agency Disclosure Statement provided to a buyer and seller in a transaction?
Answer: B. To confirm whom each licensee and brokerage represents in the transaction
Ohio's Agency Disclosure Statement is used to confirm, in writing, the agency relationships in the transaction, identifying whom each brokerage and licensee represents (e.g., the seller, the buyer, or both as a dual agent), so the parties consent with informed understanding.
Which Ohio state agency oversees the licensing of real estate agents and the rules governing agency disclosure?
Answer: B. The Ohio Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing within the Department of Commerce
The Ohio Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing, part of the Ohio Department of Commerce, administers real estate licensing and enforces agency and disclosure requirements.
In Ohio, how many hours of continuing education must an active real estate licensee complete during each renewal cycle?
Answer: B. 30 hours
Ohio requires active salespersons and brokers to complete 30 hours of approved continuing education during each license renewal cycle. This includes mandatory core topics such as civil rights/fair housing, recent legislation, and license law/canons of ethics.
Under Ohio license law, when must a licensee provide the Agency Disclosure Statement to a party in a real estate transaction?
Answer: D. Before the buyer or seller signs a purchase agreement (no later than preparation or presentation of the offer)
Ohio requires the Agency Disclosure Statement to be presented and signed before a purchase contract is signed - specifically by the time an offer is prepared or presented - so each party understands which agency relationships exist before committing.
Ohio licensees must complete continuing education to renew their licenses. Which subject is a mandatory CE topic in Ohio?
Answer: B. Fair housing / civil rights law
Ohio's continuing education requirement includes mandatory core topics such as fair housing/civil rights and Ohio real estate law updates to keep licensees current on compliance obligations.
Of Ohio's required continuing education hours, which subject areas are mandatory 'core' topics that every licensee must include?
Answer: B. Civil rights/fair housing, recent legislation/case law, and license law with the canons of ethics
Within the 30-hour requirement, Ohio mandates specific core instruction: a fair housing/civil rights course, a course on recent legislation and rule changes, and a license-law course covering the canons of ethics. The remaining hours can be elective approved courses.
Under Ohio's agency law, when a brokerage is engaged to represent a client, who is generally considered the agent of the client?
Answer: B. The brokerage (broker), with affiliated licensees acting on the brokerage's behalf
In Ohio, the brokerage is the agent of the client, and the affiliated licensees represent the client on the brokerage's behalf. Agency attaches at the brokerage level, which is why brokerage policy governs how dual or split representation is handled.
If an Ohio seller fails to deliver the required Residential Property Disclosure Form before the buyer accepts the seller's offer, the buyer may have the right to:
Answer: B. Rescind the purchase agreement within the time period allowed by law
When the disclosure form is not timely delivered, Ohio law gives the buyer a limited right to rescind the contract within a statutory window, providing a remedy for the missing disclosure.
Which body conducts disciplinary hearings and can suspend or revoke Ohio real estate licenses for violations of license law?
Answer: B. The Ohio Real Estate Commission
The Ohio Real Estate Commission hears disciplinary matters and may impose sanctions such as suspension or revocation against licensees who violate Ohio license law.
When the Ohio Real Estate Recovery Fund pays a claim on behalf of a licensee, what happens to that licensee's license?
Answer: B. The license is automatically suspended until the licensee repays the fund in full plus interest
When the Recovery Fund pays out because of a licensee's wrongdoing, that licensee's license is automatically suspended and is not reinstated until the licensee reimburses the fund in full, typically with interest. The fund protects the public, not the wrongdoer.
Two salespersons in the same Ohio brokerage are each representing opposite sides of one transaction (one the buyer, one the seller). Under Ohio law this arrangement is commonly handled as:
Answer: B. Split agency / dual agency at the brokerage level, with each licensee representing only their own client
Because the brokerage is the agent, when two affiliated licensees represent opposite parties the brokerage is a dual agent. Ohio's split-agency approach allows each individual licensee to fully represent their own client while the brokerage manages the dual-agency relationship with disclosure and consent.
Under Ohio license law, where must a brokerage hold earnest-money deposits and other client funds received in connection with a real estate transaction?
Answer: B. In a separate, designated non-interest-bearing trust or special (escrow) account maintained by the broker
Ohio law requires a broker to maintain a separate, identifiable trust or special account for client and third-party funds such as earnest money. The default is a non-interest-bearing account unless the parties agree in writing otherwise; funds may never be deposited into the broker's operating or personal accounts.
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