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Professional Ethics & Standards Flashcards

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  1. A residential leasing agent wants to rent a client's unit to their own sibling. What does the Code of Ethics require?

    Answer: Written disclosure of the family relationship to the owner

    Article 4 requires disclosing in writing any interest the REALTOR® or their immediate family has in the transaction.

  2. Security deposits held by a property manager should be handled how, according to professional standards?

    Answer: Kept in a separate trust or escrow account, not commingled with personal funds

    Article 8 requires client and customer funds to be kept in special accounts separate from the REALTOR®'s own funds.

  3. A competitor's tenant calls a leasing agent seeking to break their lease and move into the agent's building. What is the ethical course?

    Answer: Discuss available units but not induce the tenant to breach an existing lease

    REALTORS® may not induce parties to breach existing contracts, but can respond to inquiries from those parties.

  4. Which statement about a REALTOR®'s comments on a competing property management firm is consistent with Article 15?

    Answer: False or misleading statements about competitors are prohibited

    Article 15 bars knowingly or recklessly making false or misleading statements about other real estate professionals.

  5. A leasing agent uses a stock photo of a renovated kitchen when the actual unit has an older kitchen. Which article is implicated?

    Answer: Article 12 – true picture in advertising

    Article 12 requires REALTORS® to present a true picture in advertising and representations.

  6. When applicant screening criteria are applied, what practice best reduces fair housing risk?

    Answer: Applying written, uniform criteria to every applicant in the same order

    Written, uniformly applied criteria document consistent treatment and prevent disparate treatment claims.

  7. A tenant with an emotional support animal requests an exception to a no-pets policy. What is the proper response?

    Answer: Evaluate it as a reasonable accommodation request under fair housing law

    Assistance animals are reasonable accommodations, not pets, so pet fees and no-pet rules generally do not apply.

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