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RE LEGAL 08TERMS
RE Legal Unit 08Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Business & Professions Code | Portion of codified California law covering real estate professionals |
| Real Estate Law | Law that affects the licensing and conduct of real estate brokers and salespeople |
| Real Estate Commissioner | Head of the Bureau of Real Estate |
| payment of child support | If not paid by an obligor, his or her license will be suspended |
| Recovery Account | Account to pay otherwise uncollectible court judgments against licensees who have committed fraud or misrepresentation in a real estate transaction |
| real estate broker | Person with a real estate license who can employ someone who holds a salesperson or a broker license |
| agent | Role of a broker to his or her client |
| branch office | Any business location other than the main office |
| DBA | Acronym for a fictitious business name |
| restricted license | Type of probationary license issued when a license has been suspended, revoked, or denied after a hearing |
| eLicensing Interactive | online system used for license renewal and change transactions |
| Order to Desist and Refrain | Court-ordered demand that prohibits a business or individual from carrying on a particular activity |
| Administrative Law Judge | Person who makes recommendations to the Commissioner concerning discipline, after a formal hearing |
| commingling | Mixing of the principal’s funds with the broker’s own |
| secret profits | Money obtained by buying property from a client and reselling it quickly to someone else, rather than allowing the client to reap the benefits of the greater sale |
| moral turpitude | Conduct considered contrary to community standards of justice, honesty, or good morals |
| false advertising | Promoting sales with inaccurate information |
| blockbusting | Term for inducing panic sales |
| referral fees | Money paid illegally in exchange for generation of business |
| solicitation materials | Business cards, stationery, advertising fliers, and other materials designed to solicit a professional relationship between the licensee and a consumer |