Title 42 — Real Property.
57 chapters · 1,018 sections in this title.
D.C. Code § 42-1701 Purposes
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The purposes of this subchapter are to protect the public against incompetence, fraud and deception in real estate transactions; to establish a Real Estate Guaranty and Educational Fund to compensate victims of unlawful real estate practices; and for other purposes.
D.C. Code § 42-1702 Definitions
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For purposes of this subchapter: (1) The term “advance fee” means any fee, commission, or other valuable consideration contracted for, claimed, demanded, charged, received, or collected prior to the listing, advertisement, or offer to sell or lease real estate, paid or offered to…
D.C. Code § 42-1703 Duties of real estate brokers, salespersons, and property managers
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(1) A licensee engaged by a seller shall: (A) Perform in accordance with the terms of the brokerage relationship; (B) Promote the interests of the seller by: (i) Seeking a sale at the price and terms agreed upon in the brokerage relationship or at a price and terms acceptable to …
D.C. Code § 42-1704 Escrow accounts
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(a) In any real estate transaction in which any person is entrusted, receives, and accepts, or otherwise holds or deposits monies or other trust instruments, of whatever kind or nature, pending consummation or termination of the transaction involved, whether or not the person is …
D.C. Code § 42-1705 Written listing contract required
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A written listing contract is required in the District for the sale of all real property. A licensee shall not receive payment of a commission in the absence of a written listing agreement.
D.C. Code § 42-1706 Establishment of Real Estate Guaranty and Education Fund; Mayor to determine sum for deposit into Fund
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(a) There is established a Real Estate Guaranty and Education Fund (“Fund”). (b) Except as provided in § 42-1707(k), on or after March 10, 1983, every real estate broker, real estate salesperson and property manager licensed under this subchapter shall, as a condition for renewin…
D.C. Code § 42-1707 Applications for payments from Fund; maximum payment; management of Fund
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(a) Any person who: (1) obtains a final judgment, including a settlement reduced to a final judgment, in any court of competent jurisdiction in the District against any other person on the grounds of fraud, misrepresentation, deceit, embezzlement, false pretenses, forgery, failur…
D.C. Code § 42-1708 Additional criminal penalties
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(a) Any person who knowingly files with the Mayor any application, notice, or other document required to be filed under this subchapter or any rule issued thereunder, which is false or fraudulent or contains any material misstatement of fact, shall, upon conviction, be punished b…
D.C. Code § 42-1709 Savings clause
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(a) The repeal of any provision of §§ 42-1721 to 42-1738 [repealed], or any rule issued pursuant to this subchapter, shall not affect any act done, or any right accruing or accrued on any liability arising, or any suit or proceeding had or commenced in any civil cause under §§ 42…
D.C. Code § 42-1721 Acting as broker or salesman without license unlawful
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D.C. Code § 42-1722 Definitions --exceptions to license requirements
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D.C. Code § 42-1723 Real Estate Commission; creation; membership; seal; records; compensation
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D.C. Code § 42-1724 Qualifications for license
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D.C. Code § 42-1725 Application for license
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D.C. Code § 42-1726 Procedure when license refused
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D.C. Code § 42-1727 Details relating to license
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D.C. Code § 42-1728 Suspension or revocation of license
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D.C. Code § 42-1729 Hearing before suspension
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D.C. Code § 42-1730 Provisions applicable to nonresident brokers and salesmen
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D.C. Code § 42-1731 Powers to obtain evidence
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D.C. Code § 42-1732 Further exemptions
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D.C. Code § 42-1733 List of licensees to be published
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D.C. Code § 42-1734 Fraudulent transfers or loans
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D.C. Code § 42-1735 License revoked on conviction of crime
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D.C. Code § 42-1736 Penalties; prosecutions
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D.C. Code § 42-1737 Bond required for renewal of licenses
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D.C. Code § 42-1738 Separability
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D.C. Code § 42-1739 Real Estate Commission of the District of Columbia
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D.C. Code § 42-1740 Powers and duties of Mayor; evidentiary use of copies of Commission documents; record of Commission proceedings
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D.C. Code § 42-1741 Fees
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D.C. Code § 42-1742 Licensure of real estate brokers, real estate salespersons, and property managers
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D.C. Code § 42-1743 Qualifications for licensure
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D.C. Code § 42-1744 Status of person previously licensed
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D.C. Code § 42-1745 Licensure required for property managers
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D.C. Code § 42-1746 Registration and certification required for resident managers
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D.C. Code § 42-1747 Qualifications for licensure of property managers
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D.C. Code § 42-1748 Waiver of examination and education requirements for property managers
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D.C. Code § 42-1749 Exemptions
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D.C. Code § 42-1750 Transfer of license; change of status; brokerage firms
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D.C. Code § 42-1751 Licensure of legal entities
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D.C. Code § 42-1752 Place of business
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D.C. Code § 42-1753 Prohibited names
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D.C. Code § 42-1754 Injunctions
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D.C. Code § 42-1755 Investigation of conduct; suspension or revocation of license; grounds; penalty in lieu of suspension; probationary period; reinstatement
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D.C. Code § 42-1756 Procedural requirements
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D.C. Code § 42-1757 Automatic suspension of license through affiliation; discharge or termination of employment or affiliation
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D.C. Code § 42-1758 Prohibited acts
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D.C. Code § 42-1759 License suspended upon criminal conviction
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D.C. Code § 42-1760 Effect of criminal conviction upon license application
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D.C. Code § 42-1761 Effect of license revocation or suspension upon partnership, association, or corporation
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