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How long must a Washington real estate firm generally retain transaction and trust-account records after a transaction closes or fails?
Answer: C. 3 years
Washington requires firms to retain real estate transaction and trust-account records for at least three years, available for inspection by the Department of Licensing.
Under Washington agency law, a broker who represents a seller learns that the seller is willing to accept far less than the listed price. With respect to this information, the broker must:
Answer: A. Keep the seller's negotiating confidence and not disclose it to the buyer
Confidentiality is a duty owed to the client (here, the seller). A seller's reservation price or willingness to accept less is confidential negotiating information, not a material defect, so the listing broker must not disclose it to the buyer without the seller's permission.
Before the Department of Licensing imposes discipline on a Washington broker who contests the charges, the licensee is generally entitled to what?
Answer: B. A notice of the charges and the opportunity for an administrative hearing
Due process requires that a licensee receive notice of the alleged violations and an opportunity for an administrative hearing before disciplinary sanctions are imposed. This is an administrative proceeding, not a criminal jury trial.
A Washington broker is convicted of a felony involving fraud and dishonesty. With respect to the broker's real estate license, the DOL may:
Answer: A. Take disciplinary action including suspension or revocation of the license
A felony or crime involving fraud, dishonesty, or moral turpitude is grounds for discipline under Washington license law. The DOL's administrative authority is separate from the criminal courts and can include suspension or revocation of the license.
A managing broker's firm represents both the buyer and the seller in the same transaction through two different brokers in the firm. In Washington, what is the most accurate description of how this is handled?
Answer: B. The firm may appoint each broker as a designated agent for one party, with the managing broker as a dual agent
Washington permits designated agency: when one firm represents both sides, the firm can designate one broker to represent the buyer and another to represent the seller, so each consumer keeps a single-side agent. The managing broker who supervises both designated agents is treated as a dual agent. This avoids one broker owing duties to both parties simultaneously.
Who has rulemaking authority to adopt the administrative rules that interpret and implement Washington's real estate license law?
Answer: A. The Director of the Department of Licensing
The Director of the Department of Licensing has authority to adopt administrative rules implementing the real estate license law. These rules are adopted through the state's formal rulemaking process.
An unlicensed assistant in a Washington firm wants to be paid based on the deals he helps close. Which arrangement is permissible?
Answer: B. He may perform clerical and administrative support but may not be paid a commission for licensed activities
Unlicensed assistants may handle clerical and administrative tasks but may not perform activities requiring a license, such as negotiating, soliciting offers, or being compensated by commission for licensed work. Doing so would be unlicensed practice.
A Washington tenant gives proper notice and a property manager needs to enter the unit for a non-emergency repair. What does the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act generally require?
Answer: B. Reasonable advance notice (commonly at least two days for non-emergency entry) and entry at reasonable times
Under Washington's RLTA, a landlord or manager must give the tenant reasonable advance notice for non-emergency entry, commonly at least two days, and enter only at reasonable times. Emergencies and tenant consent are exceptions.
An affiliated Washington broker continues to operate and accept listings after the DOL has suspended the broker's license. This conduct is:
Answer: A. Unauthorized practice that can result in further disciplinary and legal action
A suspended license means the broker has no authority to engage in any brokerage activity. Practicing while suspended is unauthorized real estate activity and can expose the broker to additional discipline and legal liability, regardless of whether compensation is collected.
A Washington broker shows homes to a prospective buyer who has signed no representation agreement and to whom the broker owes only the general statutory duties. This person is BEST classified as a:
Answer: A. Customer
A customer is a party to whom the broker owes only the general duties (such as honesty, good faith, and disclosure of known material facts) but not the full client-level duties like loyalty and confidentiality. A client/principal is a party the broker has agreed to represent.
In Washington, a broker learns of a material defect in the property's foundation that the seller did not disclose and that is not readily observable by the buyer. What must the broker do?
Answer: B. Disclose the material defect to the parties, as required by the statutory duty owed to all parties
While Washington recognizes elements of caveat emptor, the agency statute imposes an affirmative duty on the broker to disclose all existing material facts known to the broker and not apparent or readily ascertainable to a party. A known hidden foundation defect must be disclosed regardless of whether the buyer asks.
In a Washington transaction where one firm represents both the buyer and the seller, what type of agency relationship is created when both parties consent in writing?
Answer: A. Designated dual agency / limited dual agency
Washington permits limited dual agency when both parties consent in writing; the firm and its broker act as limited agents owing more limited duties to both clients.
A seller delivers a Form 17 and, after delivery but before closing, discovers a new material problem (a recurring basement flood). Under Washington practice, what is the seller's obligation?
Answer: B. Amend or supplement the disclosure to reflect the newly discovered material change before closing
The seller's disclosure obligation under RCW 64.06 is ongoing in the sense that if information becomes inaccurate, the seller should provide an amended or supplemental disclosure to the buyer before closing. Concealing a newly discovered material defect undermines the buyer's informed-decision rights.
Under Washington law, a broker's statutory duty to disclose material facts about the property generally does NOT extend to which of the following?
Answer: B. Information that a prior occupant died of natural causes or had a disease such as HIV in the property
Washington law specifies that the fact a property was occupied by a person who died, had a terminal illness, or was infected with a disease (such as HIV/AIDS) is not a material fact that must be disclosed. Genuine physical defects affecting value or use, such as roof, septic, or boundary problems, remain disclosable material facts.
On the Form 17, a seller answers "NO" to a question when the truthful answer should be "YES," knowingly concealing a defect. Which statement best describes the consequence under Washington law?
Answer: B. The seller may be liable for the knowing misrepresentation despite Form 17 not being a warranty
Although Form 17 is a disclosure based on the seller's knowledge and not a warranty, a seller who knowingly makes a false statement on the form can be held liable for that misrepresentation. The non-warranty nature of the form does not shield a seller who intentionally conceals a known material defect.
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