TITLE 17 - REAL ESTATE BROKERS
- Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions
- Subtitle 2 - State Real Estate Commission
- Section 17-201 - Established.
- Section 17-202 - Membership.
- Section 17-203 - Chairman.
- Section 17-204 - Quorum; meetings; compensation.
- Section 17-205 - Executive director.
- Section 17-206 - Staff.
- Section 17-207 - Code of ethics.
- Section 17-208 - Regulations and bylaws.
- Section 17-209 - Enforcement powers.
- Section 17-210 - Annual report.
- Section 17-211 - Certification about licensee.
- Section 17-212 - Miscellaneous powers and duties.
- Section 17-213 - Fees.
- Section 17-214 - Authority of Secretary.
- Subtitle 3 - Licensing
- Section 17-301 - License required.
- Section 17-302 - Sale of property by owner.
- Section 17-303 - Qualifications of applicants for real estate salesperson license.
- Section 17-304 - Qualifications of applicants for associate real estate broker license.
- Section 17-305 - Qualifications of applicants for real estate broker license.
- Section 17-306 - Examinations.
- Section 17-307 - Applications for licenses.
- Section 17-308 - Waiver of requirements.
- Section 17-309 - Granting of licenses; issuance, form, and contents of license certificates and pocket cards.
- Section 17-310 - Scope of licenses.
- Section 17-311 - Transfer of affiliation.
- Section 17-312 - Exchange of license.
- Section 17-313 - Additional licenses and affiliations.
- Section 17-314 - Term and renewal of licenses.
- Section 17-315 - Continuing education.
- Section 17-316 - Inactive status.
- Section 17-317 - Display of license certificates; loss or destruction of certificate or pocket card.
- Section 17-318 - Change of name of licensee or firm.
- Section 17-319 - Death of real estate broker.
- Section 17-320 - Employment of and contractual arrangements with salespersons and associate brokers.
- Section 17-321 - Practice through corporation, limited liability company, or partnership authorized.
- Section 17-322 - Denials, reprimands, suspensions, revocations, and penalties - Grounds.
- Section 17-322.1 - Failure to disclose certain facts - Disease, death, felony.
- Section 17-323 - Failure to disclose certain facts - Commencement of proceedings.
- Section 17-324 - Failure to disclose certain facts - Hearings.
- Section 17-325 - Real estate hearing board.
- Section 17-326 - Referral of cases; procedure before hearing board.
- Section 17-327 - Summary revocation of licenses based on actions of other agencies.
- Section 17-328 - Summary suspension of licenses for trust fund violations.
- Section 17-329 - Judicial review.
- Section 17-330 - Notice of revocation or suspension.
- Subtitle 3A - Reciprocity
- Subtitle 4 - Real Estate Guaranty Fund
- Section 17-401 - Scope of subtitle.
- Section 17-402 - Establishment of Guaranty Fund; investments.
- Section 17-403 - Initial fee; assessments.
- Section 17-404 - Claims against Guaranty Fund.
- Section 17-405 - Notice to buyer.
- Section 17-406 - Form of claims.
- Section 17-407 - Action on claim by Commission.
- Section 17-408 - Right to participate in hearing; notice.
- Section 17-409 - Joinder of proceedings.
- Section 17-410 - Payments by Guaranty Fund.
- Section 17-411 - Reimbursement of Guaranty Fund.
- Section 17-412 - Suspension of license.
- Subtitle 5 - Miscellaneous Provisions
- Section 17-501 - Definitions.
- Section 17-502 - Handling of trust money.
- Section 17-503 - Authorized financial institutions.
- Section 17-504 - Authorized accounts.
- Section 17-505 - Maintenance and disposition of trust money.
- Section 17-506 - [Repealed].
- Section 17-507 - Maintenance of records.
- Section 17-508 - Disciplinary action.
- Section 17-509 - , 17-510. [Reserved].
- Section 17-511 - Limitation on interest in business by associate brokers and salespersons.
- Section 17-512 - Formation of professional service corporation or limited liability company by salespersons and associate brokers.
- Section 17-513 - Division of fees with individual licensed in another state.
- Section 17-514 - Service of process on and venue for nonresident licensees.
- Section 17-515 - Implied consent.
- Section 17-516 - Actions for compensation for providing real estate brokerage services.
- Section 17-517 - Office.
- Section 17-518 - Branch offices.
- Section 17-519 - Signs.
- Section 17-520 - Change in location of office.
- Section 17-521 - Dishonored checks.
- Section 17-522 - Real estate conservation areas.
- Section 17-523 - Notice about taxes.
- Section 17-524 - Notice of buyer's right of selection.
- Section 17-525 - Discriminatory real estate practices in Baltimore City.
- Section 17-526 - Discriminatory real estate practices in Montgomery County.
- Section 17-527 - Solicitation of listings in Baltimore City and Baltimore County.
- Section 17-527.1 - Cessation of errors and omissions insurance.
- Section 17-527.2 - Use of trade names by real estate brokers and salespersons - Advertisements.
- Section 17-527.3 - Use of trade names by real estate brokers and salespersons - Approval by Commission.
- Section 17-528 - Definitions.
- Section 17-529 - Applicability of subtitle.
- Section 17-530 - Disclosure of relationship with lessor or seller.
- Section 17-531 - Additional duties and obligations.
- Section 17-532 - Duties to client.
- Section 17-533 - Presumed buyer's or lessee's agency relationship.
- Section 17-534 - Brokerage relationship.
- Section 17-535 - Common source information company.
- Section 17-536 - Definitions.
- Section 17-537 - Engaging in a commercial real estate transaction by nonresident real estate broker.
- Section 17-538 - Authorization to engage in a commercial real estate transaction; nonresident real estate salesperson.
- Section 17-539 - Trust money.
- Section 17-540 - Executive Director as agent for process.
- Section 17-541 - , 17-542. [Reserved].
- Section 17-543 - "Team" defined.
- Section 17-544 - Team leader; duties; lists.
- Section 17-545 - Supervision; adherence to rules, practices, and procedures.
- Section 17-546 - Intracompany agents.
- Section 17-547 - Name; advertising; connection to name of brokerage.
- Section 17-548 - Conducting of real estate brokerage activities.
- Subtitle 6 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties
- Section 17-601 - Providing real estate brokerage services without license.
- Section 17-602 - Misrepresentation.
- Section 17-603 - Real estate brokerage services by unauthorized individuals; lending license of real estate broker.
- Section 17-604 - Paying compensation.
- Section 17-605 - Prohibited payments to lawyers; soliciting referral business.
- Section 17-606 - Advertisements on property showing cost and capitalization of ground rent.
- Section 17-607 - Designation of title insurance, settlement, or escrow company, mortgage lender, financial institution, or title lawyer.
- Section 17-608 - "Blockbusting".
- Section 17-609 - Solicitation of residential listings.
- Section 17-610 - False statement about Guaranty Fund.
- Section 17-611 - Violation of suspension order for real estate conservation areas.
- Section 17-612 - Violations by corporation, partnership, or other association.
- Section 17-613 - Penalties.
- Section 17-614 - Report of convictions.
- Subtitle 7 - Short Title; Termination of Title