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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?

by Kinnedy Kriso | Apr 19, 2022 | Real Estate, Recent Case Decisions | 0

Foley Investments, L.P. v. Alisal Water Corporation

Form-of-the-Week: Agent Interview Sheet and Sales Agent and Broker-Associate Employment Agreements — Forms 500, 505 and 506

by Amy Perry | Jan 7, 2022 | Forms, Real Estate | 0

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.

DRE Hot Seat: Broker’s criminal activities “substantially related” to real estate license

by Benjamin J. Smith | Apr 25, 2021 | Real Estate, Your Practice | 0

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.

Form of the week: Agent and Broker-Associate Employment Agreements — RPI Forms 505 and 506

by ft Editorial Staff | Mar 31, 2020 | Forms, Real Estate | 0

The agent’s and broker-associate’s written right to compensation

Are agents being short-changed by the big broker system?

by ft Editorial Staff | Oct 29, 2019 | Feature Articles, Your Practice | 1

This article discusses the few pros and many cons to how agents are classified and operate in the workforce.

Sexual harassment training deadline extended for California employers

by ft Editorial Staff | Oct 7, 2019 | New Laws, Your Practice | 0

The law recently passed to give employers more time to provide required sexual harassment training, explained.

Is an owner liable for the nondisclosure of a material defect they are not aware of?

by Oscar Alvarez | Jun 12, 2018 | Forms, Real Estate, Recent Case Decisions | 0

RSB Vineyards, LLC v. Orsi Facts: A property owner hires a contractor to renovate a property....

The broker-associate’s written right to compensation

by Connor P. Wallmark | Apr 17, 2017 | Feature Articles, Real Estate | 0

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.

Is a homeowner liable for an injury suffered by an employee of an uninsured contractor?

by Amy Thomas | Jan 6, 2016 | Recent Case Decisions | 1

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.

Brokerage Reminder: Office policies and procedures – administrative structure for business oversight

by ft Editorial Staff | Nov 2, 2015 | Brokerage Reminder, Real Estate | 0

How active and involved is your broker in your real estate office? Always there working with...

Brokerage Reminder: The agent of the agent – reasonable supervision required

by ft Editorial Staff | Oct 5, 2015 | Brokerage Reminder, Real Estate | 0

The client of the employing broker Brokers are in a distinctly different managerial category from...

Brokerage Reminder: Workers’ comp insurance coverage for the broker’s agents

by ft Editorial Staff | Sep 10, 2015 | Brokerage Reminder, Real Estate | 2

Mandated for employees, not named owners Brokers often ignore or are unfamiliar with workers’...

The agent’s employment agreement – essential for an employing broker

by ft Editorial Staff | Sep 1, 2015 | Forms, Real Estate | 0

Form-of-the-Week: Agent Employment Agreements – Employee or Independent Contractor – Forms 505 and...

QM presents new challenges for the self-employed

by Jeffery Marino | Feb 2, 2014 | Real Estate | 1

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?