Letters to the Editor | firsttuesday Journal

Letter to the Editor: Why are addendums from other publishers not published by Realty Publications, Inc.?

by ft Editorial Staff | Dec 18, 2025 | Fundamentals, Letters to the Editor, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0

A provision in the purchase agreement achieves the same objective as a separate addendum with paragraphs of legal jargon. The difference: our forms are engineered simple.

Letter to the Editor: Why does firsttuesday report availability and ASAP delivery of the TDS by a seller broker?

by ft Editorial Staff | Nov 20, 2025 | Buyers and Sellers, Feature Articles, Fundamentals, Letters to the Editor, Licensing and Education, Real Estate, Recessions, Your Practice | 0

Delivery of property disclosures to buyers is legislated to occur “as soon as practicable” (ASAP) on inquiry from a prospective buyer, well before a purchase agreement setting a price is entered into.

Letter to the Editor: My tenant is late on rent. How many days need to pass before I can file an unlawful detainer action?

by ft Editorial Staff | Sep 25, 2025 | Letters to the Editor, Property Management, Real Estate | 0

The answer depends on whether the property is controlled by or exempt from the Tenant Protection Act.

Letter to the Editor: What happens to buyer representation agreements and fees when an agent changes brokers?

by ft Editorial Staff | Mar 20, 2025 | Buyer Representation, Buyers and Sellers, Fundamentals, Letters to the Editor, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0

A buyer representation agreement runs with the broker, not the agent.

Letter to the editor: Does a broker acting as a principal need to disclose they are a DRE licensee?

by Carrie B. Reyes | Jan 12, 2024 | Feature Articles, Letters to the Editor, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0

By receiving a fee, an agency is created — but not with whom you thought.

Letter to the Editor: When may a landlord evict a properly performing tenant?

by Carrie B. Reyes | Jan 5, 2024 | Feature Articles, Letters to the Editor, Property Management, Real Estate | 0

Landlords evicting a residential tenant who is not in default are limited to specific circumstances, called “just cause.”

Letter to the Editor: Who may render a broker price opinion (BPO)?

by Carrie B. Reyes | Oct 9, 2023 | Appraisal, Letters to the Editor, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0

Does one need to be a broker to prepare and present a broker price opinion (BPO)?

Letter to the Editor: What happens when a rental payment arrives late through the mail?

by ft Editorial Staff | Apr 24, 2023 | Letters to the Editor, Property Management, Real Estate | 0

The failure of the postal service to deliver the check within the grace period for payment does not cause the tenant to incur a late charge when USPS received the check during the grace period.

Letter to the editor: How do I tell the difference between a business and consumer mortgage?

by ft Editorial Staff | Jan 20, 2023 | Investment, Letters to the Editor, Loan Products, Real Estate | 0

Knowing the difference between the two will help MLBs identify more streams of income during the recession.

Letter to the editor: Does the DRE “accredit” schools?

by ft Editorial Staff | Sep 8, 2022 | Forms, Letters to the Editor, Licensing and Education, Real Estate | 0

The California Department of Real Estate (DRE) does not “accredit” schools. The DRE approves courses submitted by course providers.

Letter to the editor: May a commercial landlord’s broker refuse to pay a fee to the tenant’s broker upon renegotiation of the lease?

by ft Editorial Staff | Aug 15, 2022 | Letters to the Editor, Property Management, Real Estate, Your Practice | 2

Under what circumstances is a landlord required to pay another broker fee?

Letter to the editor: Do real estate brokers need to offer their employees 401k plans?

by ft Editorial Staff | Jul 21, 2022 | Letters to the Editor, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0

The answer depends on how the broker structures their agent’s employment contracts.

Letter to the Editor: Is a fraudulent contract voidable?

by ft Editorial Staff | Jul 13, 2022 | Fundamentals, Letters to the Editor, Real Estate | 0

A contract obtained through false representation is voidable. Fraud is a type of misrepresentation, so when fraudulent or negligent misrepresentation is used on a contract, it creates a voidable contract. It requires a court order to be declared invalid.

Letter to the editor: Are landlords required to supply working air conditioning (AC)?

by Kinnedy Kriso | Jun 24, 2022 | Letters to the Editor, Pending Laws | 1

Question: Are residential landlords required to supply working air conditioning (AC) in each...

Letter to the Editor: How do I report the death of a licensee to the DRE?

by ft Editorial Staff | Jun 24, 2021 | Letters to the Editor, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0

To report the death of a licensee, a broker submits to the DRE a Salesperson Change Application, a death certificate or signed statement declaring the date of the death and a cover letter.

Letter to the Editor: What is an agency relationship?

by ft Editorial Staff | May 10, 2021 | Letters to the Editor, Real Estate | 0

An agency relationship, created between brokers and members of the public, requires a competent principal, mutual consent and fiduciary and general duties on behalf of the agent.

Letter to the editor: Which real estate forms are required to complete a home sale?

by ft Editorial Staff | Feb 26, 2021 | Forms, Letters to the Editor, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0

There are several forms published by the trade union that are superfluous, and not required to be used.

Letter to the editor: When termite damage is discovered during an inspection, who pays for the repairs?

by ft Editorial Staff | Feb 8, 2021 | Letters to the Editor, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0

Any repairs are negotiable between buyer and seller, including repairs of termite damage.

Letter to the editor: When applying for a broker license, what steps need to be taken when an employing broker will not certify the experience requirement?

by ft Editorial Staff | Jan 25, 2021 | Letters to the Editor, Licensing and Education, Real Estate | 0

When an employing broker is unavailable to certify a broker license applicant’s experience, the applicant may use an alternative method of verifying experience.

Letter to the editor: When a landlord is foreclosed upon, what happens to the tenant’s lease, security deposit and any prepaid rents?

by ft Editorial Staff | Dec 14, 2020 | Letters to the Editor, Property Management, Real Estate | 0

Residential tenants have several protections when their rented residence is sold at a foreclosure sale to a new owner.

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