Is a property owner liable for injuries sustained by an independent contractor due to a hazardous condition known to the owner and discoverable by the contractor?
Acosta v. MAS Realty LLC.
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Is a landlord liable for the injuries sustained by an independent contractor hired by a tenant?
Ramirez v. PK I Plaza 580 SC LP
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Licensed Employees of the Broker
The contents of a written employment agreement containing all material aspects of a licensee’s employment.
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Letter to the editor: Do real estate brokers need to offer their employees 401k plans?
The answer depends on how the broker structures their agent’s employment contracts.
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May the owner of an apartment file an inverse condemnation claim for a taking by a contractor due to a ruptured water line on the property?
Foley Investments, L.P. v. Alisal Water Corporation
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Form-of-the-Week: Agent Interview Sheet and Sales Agent and Broker-Associate Employment Agreements — Forms 500, 505 and 506
An employing broker uses RPI Form 500 to pre-screen applicants before conducting a personal interview and RPI Forms 505 and 506 to hire the prospect and set forth the terms of employment.
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DRE Hot Seat: Broker’s criminal activities “substantially related” to real estate license
This article is part of an ongoing series covering violations of real estate law. Here, a broker caught up in an insurance wire fraud scheme had his licensed revoked as a result of his criminal conviction.
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Form of the week: Agent and Broker-Associate Employment Agreements — RPI Forms 505 and 506
The agent’s and broker-associate’s written right to compensation
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Are agents being short-changed by the big broker system?
This article discusses the few pros and many cons to how agents are classified and operate in the workforce.
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Sexual harassment training deadline extended for California employers
The law recently passed to give employers more time to provide required sexual harassment training, explained.
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Is an owner liable for the nondisclosure of a material defect they are not aware of?
RSB Vineyards, LLC v. Orsi Facts: A property owner hires a contractor to renovate a property....
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The broker-associate’s written right to compensation
To document the material aspects of the employment relationship between the broker and a broker-associate, Realty Publications, Inc. (RPI) publishes an Independent Contractor Employment Agreement — For Sales Agents and Brokers Associates.
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Is a homeowner liable for an injury suffered by an employee of an uninsured contractor?
A homeowner hires a contractor to paint the interior of their home. The employment agreement states the contractor is to provide worker’s compensation insurance if they hire employees for the project.
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Brokerage Reminder: Office policies and procedures – administrative structure for business oversight
How active and involved is your broker in your real estate office? Always there working with...
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Brokerage Reminder: The agent of the agent – reasonable supervision required
The client of the employing broker Brokers are in a distinctly different managerial category from...
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Brokerage Reminder: Workers’ comp insurance coverage for the broker’s agents
Mandated for employees, not named owners Brokers often ignore or are unfamiliar with workers’...
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The agent’s employment agreement – essential for an employing broker
Form-of-the-Week: Agent Employment Agreements – Employee or Independent Contractor – Forms 505 and...
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QM presents new challenges for the self-employed
Real estate agents are one of the biggest groups comprising the self-employed. How will they fare under the new ability-to-repay and qualified mortgage rules?
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