{"id":876,"date":"2017-03-02T18:00:08","date_gmt":"2017-03-02T18:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bfvlaw.com\/committing-the-commission-crime-acting-as-an-unlicensed-real-estate-broker-in-georgia\/"},"modified":"2017-03-02T18:00:08","modified_gmt":"2017-03-02T18:00:08","slug":"committing-the-commission-crime-acting-as-an-unlicensed-real-estate-broker-in-georgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bfvlaw.com\/committing-the-commission-crime-acting-as-an-unlicensed-real-estate-broker-in-georgia\/","title":{"rendered":"Committing the Commission Crime: Acting as an Unlicensed Real Estate Broker in Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2015, Fortune ranked the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta metropolitan area fifth on a predicted list of the country\u2019s hottest real estate markets in 2016.[1]<\/sup> With so many transactions occurring within Atlanta\u2019s metropolitan area, individuals and businesses, not otherwise operating in the real estate sphere, may, by chance, find themselves in the middle of a real estate transaction.
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Having brought two parties together, these individuals and businesses may find it only natural to negotiate for a commission, referral fee or other compensation contingent upon the success of the transaction. However, without a Broker\u2019s license, an individual or business looking to receive any such compensation from the transaction may be guilty of a crime[2]<\/sup>\u00a0<\/span>and also subject to penalties and fines.[3]<\/sup><\/p>\n

Below are\u00a0common questions asked about broker activity during real estate transactions in Georgia:<\/span><\/p>\n

#1: What constitutes a Broker under Georgia law?
<\/strong>The Official Code of Georgia, Section 43-40-1(2)(A) defines a \u201cBroker\u201d as any person, who, \u201cfor a fee, commission or any other valuable consideration, or with the expectation of receiving the same from another . . . assists in procuring prospects for the listing, sale, purchase, renting, lease, or option for any real estate . . .\u201d[4]<\/sup><\/p>\n

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#2: What activities require a Broker license?
<\/strong>Under Georgia law, any person who (i) intends or is promised to receive \u201cany valuable consideration\u201d and (ii) offers, agrees or actually negotiates or attempts to negotiate, or assists in procuring prospects, for the listing, sale, purchase, exchange, renting, lease, or option for any real estate or improvements thereon, must be a licensed Broker. The Georgia Code also lists a number of other activities that can only be performed by a licensed Broker if offered or performed with the intent of or upon the promise of receiving commission.[5]<\/sup><\/p>\n

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#3: What penalties\/fines could an individual face by acting as a Broker without a license?
<\/strong>An individual who acts as a Broker without a license from the State of Georgia can be charged with a misdemeanor.[6]\u00a0<\/sup>The Commission can impose a fine not to exceed $1,000 for each violation of the statute, with each day that a person practices in violation of Georgia law constituting a separate violation.[7]<\/sup>\u00a0Other violations include: (a) acting for more than one party in a real estate transaction, (b) making any substantial misrepresentation, or (c) attempting to perform any act authorized by law to be performed only by a Broker.\u00a0 The Commission can also issue a cease and desist order against the violator.[8]<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n

The Attorney General also has the right to bring an action to enjoin such illegal conduct in the Superior Court.[9]<\/sup><\/p>\n

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#4: What rights would an individual forfeit by acting as a Broker without a license?
<\/strong>Under Section 43-40-24 of the Georgia Code, anyone who performs any of the acts of a licensed \u201cBroker\u201d listed in Chapter 43 of the statute without a license is prohibited from bringing an action in a court of law to collect compensation for the services rendered.[10]<\/sup> In Amend v. 485 Properties, LLC, <\/strong><\/em>the 11th<\/sup> Circuit Court of Appeals held that \u201cany person who negotiates or assists in procuring prospects for renting or leasing for any real estate or holds himself out as a referral agent for doing so, must obtain a license with the Georgia Real Estate Commission . . . [a] person cannot maintain an action for compensation for services without alleging and proving \u2018that he was a licensed broker in Georgia at the time the alleged cause of action arose.\u2019\u201d[11]<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n

Similarly, an unlicensed individual acting as a licensed Broker would not have any rights to lien the subject property under the Broker\u2019s lien law.\u00a0 This is relevant with respect to an individual\u2019s ability to enforce the payment of the referral fee if a dispute arises.\u00a0<\/p>\n

#5: Who can be a Broker in Georgia?
<\/strong>Under Section 43-40-8(c) of the Georgia Code, a person can be a licensed Broker if they \u201c(1) have attained the age of 21 years; (2) are a resident of the state of Georgia; (3) are a high school graduate or the holder of an equivalency; and have complied fully with the requirements of subsection (b) of Code Section 43-40-15 regarding any criminal convictions; (4) have maintained a license in active status for at least three of the five years immediately preceding the filing of an application to become a broker; (5) furnish evidence of completion of 60 instructional hours in a broker\u2019s course of study approved by the commission; and (6) stand and pass a real estate examination administered by or approved by the commission covering generally the matters confronting real estate brokers after completing the requirements of paragraph (5) of this subsection and after maintaining a license in active status for at least three of the five years immediately preceding such examination.\u201d[12]<\/sup><\/p>\n

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#6: What is the intended purpose of the Georgia laws regarding Brokers?
<\/strong>Like many other professions that require a license to practice, Georgia implemented the laws surrounding Broker licensure to prevent people from falling victim to harmful business practices.[13]<\/sup><\/span>\u00a0 The Georgia Real Estate Commission (\u201cthe Commission\u201d) was created by the state legislature as a way of monitoring the brokers and enforcing licensure requirements.[14]<\/sup> In 1929, the Georgia Supreme Court discussed the reasoning behind the laws and creation of the Commission in the case Padgett v. Silver Lake Park Corp<\/em>.[15]\u00a0<\/sup>The Court explained that:<\/p>\n

\u201cthe legislature intended . . . to create a Georgia real estate commission which would investigate each and every person applying for a license as a corporation or individual as a real estate broker or salesman, and look into the fitness . . . in respect to his character, reputation, and experience, in order to ascertain whether or not from such investigation the applicant is of good character, competent, and trustworthy, and if so, to grant him a license . . . [or if finding] to the contrary . . . deny such person a license . . . that being so, it cannot be held that these acts were intended to raise revenue merely for support of the government.\u201d[16]<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n

Since then, \u201cthe Court has repeatedly emphasized the statute\u2019s purpose to \u2018provide public protection through the regulation of the activities of the brokers.\u2019\u201d[17]<\/sup>
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If you have brought together a real estate buyer and seller, or landlord and tenant, or have been involved in contract negotiations involving real estate, and expect to receive any form of compensation (no matter how it is labeled), you must be a licensed Realtor. Anything less, you may find yourself with an unenforceable claim or agreement or, much worse, guilty of a crime.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re uncertain whether an arrangement you may have meets the criteria for unlicensed broker activity, please contact Lawrence Kasmen (lkasmen@bfvlaw.com<\/a>) or Ruari O\u2019Sullivan (rosullivan@bfvlaw.com<\/a>)\u00a0in Berman Fink Van Horn\u2019s real estate transactions department for guidance. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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[1]<\/span> Chris Matthews, These Will Be the Hottest Real Estate Markets in 2016<\/em>, Fortune (December 3, 2015, 12:07 p.m.), http:\/\/fortune.com\/2015\/12\/03\/best-real-estate-markets\/.<\/h6>\n
[2]<\/span> O.C.G.A. \u00a7 43-40-31.<\/h6>\n
[3]<\/span> O.C.G.A. \u00a7 43-40-25(7).<\/h6>\n
[4]<\/span> O.C.G.A. \u00a7 43-40-1(2)(A).<\/h6>\n
[5]<\/span> O.C.G.A. \u00a7 43-40-1; O.C.G.A. \u00a7 43-40-30. Activities that can only be performed by a licensed Broker if offered or performed with the intent of or upon the promise of receiving commission, include: (1) holding oneself out as a referral agent for the purpose of securing prospects for the listing, sale, purchase, exchange, renting, lease, or option for any real estate; (2) collecting rents, assessments, or other trust funds or attempting to collect rents, assessments, or other trust funds; (3) being employed by or on behalf of the owner or owners of lots, time-share intervals, or other parcels of real estate at a salary, fee, commission, or any other valuable consideration to sell such real estate or any part thereof in lots or parcels or intervals or other disposition thereof; (4) engaging in the business of charging an advance fee or contracting for collecting of a fee, other than an advertising fee, in connection with any contract whereby he or she undertakes primarily to promote the sale of real estate either through its listing in a publication issued primarily for such purpose, or for referral of information concerning such real estate to brokers, or both; (5) auctioning or offering or attempting or agreeing to auction real estate; (6) buying or offering to buy, selling or offering to sell, or otherwise dealing in options to buy real estate; (7) performing property management services or community association management services; (8) providing or attempting to provide to any party to a real estate transaction consulting services designed to assist the party in the negotiations or procurement of prospects for the listing, sale, purchase, exchange, renting, lease, or option for any real estate or the improvements thereon; or (9) advertising or holding himself or herself out as engaged in any of the foregoing. O.C.G.A. \u00a7 43-40-1; O.C.G.A. \u00a7 43-40-30.<\/h6>\n
[6]<\/span> O.C.G.A. \u00a7 43-40-31.<\/h6>\n
[7]<\/span> O.C.G.A. \u00a7 43-40-30.<\/h6>\n
[8]<\/span> O.C.G.A. \u00a7 43-40-30.<\/h6>\n
[9]<\/span> O.C.G.A. \u00a7 43-40-28.<\/h6>\n
[10]<\/span> O.C.G.A. \u00a7 43-40-24.<\/h6>\n
[11]<\/span> Amend v. 485 Props., LLC<\/em>, 401 F. 3d 1255, 1258 (11th<\/sup> Cir. 2005) (quoting O.C.G.A. [Section] 43-43-24(a) (2016)).<\/h6>\n
[12]<\/span> O.C.G.A. \u00a7 43-40-8(c).<\/h6>\n
[13]<\/span> See Amend v. 485 Props., LLC<\/em>, 401 F. 3d 1255, 1258-60 (11th<\/sup> Cir. 2005).<\/h6>\n
[14]<\/span> Amend v. 485 Props., LLC<\/em>, 401 F. 3d 1255, 1259 (11th<\/sup> Cir. 2005) (quoting Padgett v. Silver Lake Park Corp.<\/em>, 149 S.E. 180 (Ga. 1929)).\u00a0<\/h6>\n
[15]<\/span> Amend v. 485 Props., LLC<\/em>, 401 F. 3d 1255, 1259 (11th<\/sup> Cir. 2005) (quoting Padgett v. Silver Lake Park Corp.<\/em>, 149 S.E. 180 (Ga. 1929)).\u00a0<\/h6>\n
[16]<\/span> O.C.G.A. \u00a7 43-40-8(c) (West, Westlaw through Ga. Law 322, approved 2016).<\/h6>\n
[17]<\/span> Amend v. 485 Props., LLC<\/em>, 401 F. 3d 1255, 1259 (11th<\/sup> Cir. 2005) (quoting Northside Realty Assocs., Inc.<\/em> v. MPI Corp<\/em>., 265 S.E. 2d 11, 12 (Ga. 1980)).<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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