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Test yourself first: 5 questions
Question 1 of 5
In Colorado, what term applies to a party with whom a broker works but to whom the broker owes no agency duties of loyalty or advocacy?
Answer: C. A customer is a party to a transaction with whom the broker has no brokerage (agency) relationship. The broker still owes the customer honesty and disclosure of known material defects but not loyalty or advocacy.
Question 2 of 5
In a residential sale in Colorado, the seller is generally required to complete which Commission-approved document describing the condition of the property?
Answer: A. Colorado uses the Commission-approved Seller's Property Disclosure form for residential transactions. The seller discloses known conditions and defects of the property. It is the seller's disclosure, not a warranty, and reflects the seller's actual knowledge.
Question 3 of 5
The Colorado Seller's Property Disclosure form is best understood as a disclosure of:
Answer: A. The Seller's Property Disclosure reflects the seller's actual knowledge of the property's condition. It is not a warranty, not a substitute for the buyer's own inspection, and not prepared by the broker. The seller discloses what they actually know.
Question 4 of 5
Which sale is typically EXEMPT from completing the standard residential Seller's Property Disclosure form in Colorado?
Answer: A. The Commission's residential Seller's Property Disclosure form is designed for existing residential property. Transactions such as vacant/commercial land or certain new-construction situations fall outside that residential form. Hiring an inspector or using a transaction-broker does not create an exemption.
Question 5 of 5
Which disclosure document is commonly used in Colorado for a seller to disclose the known condition of the property?
Answer: A. Colorado uses a Seller's Property Disclosure form on which the seller discloses the known condition of the property to prospective buyers.
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What you need to know
Brokers must also promptly disclose their brokerage relationship (transaction-broker or single agent) to the parties, typically through a Commission-approved brokerage disclosure form. Note that Colorado is not a community property state, so marital property and title issues are handled under common-law/separate-property principles rather than community property rules.
Colorado Seller and Licensee Disclosure Duties: FAQs
Is Colorado Seller and Licensee Disclosure Duties on the real estate exam?
Yes. State License Law is a scored domain on the Colorado real estate licensing exam, and this topic appears in the state license-law portion.
Is this cheat sheet free?
Yes — every page on Cinna RE's resource library is free to read, print and share. The app adds practice questions, mock exams and a readiness score.
Does Colorado test this differently?
Colorado applies its own license law on top of the national portion. This page covers the Colorado rules specifically, which is what the state section of your exam tests.
