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A Georgia salesperson asks a seller to pay the salesperson's share of the commission directly, without telling the salesperson's broker. Accepting that payment is:

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1. A Georgia salesperson asks a seller to pay the salesperson's share of the commission directly, without telling the salesperson's broker. Accepting that payment is:Real Estate Practice in Georgia. Open choices and explanation.

A.Permitted, because the sale has already closed
B.Permitted, if the salesperson reports it as taxable income
C.A violation, because the broker has not consented to it
D.A violation only if it exceeds the agreed commission split

Answer C: A violation, because the broker has not consented to it

Georgia license law makes it an unfair practice for a licensee to accept a commission or other valuable consideration from anyone other than the broker holding the license, without that broker's consent. Closing, the split amount, and tax reporting do not change who may pay the licensee.

Why each choice works or fails

A. Misconception: closing ends the rules. Closing does not change who may pay a licensee.
B. Misconception: tax compliance equals license compliance. Reporting income does not supply the broker's consent.
C. Correct. A licensee may accept compensation from someone other than the broker only with that broker's consent.
D. Misconception: only overpayment matters. Any payment outside the broker without consent is the violation, whatever the amount.

Rule to remember: A licensee may accept compensation only from the broker holding the license, unless that broker consents.

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2. A Georgia broker assigns one affiliated licensee to exclusively represent the seller and another to exclusively represent the buyer in the same transaction. This arrangement is:Real Estate Practice in Georgia. Open choices and explanation.

A.Transaction brokerage
B.Designated agency
C.Dual agency
D.Subagency

Answer B: Designated agency

Georgia permits designated agency, where each designated agent represents only that agent's own client. A proper designation does not make the broker or firm a dual agent, and knowledge is not imputed between the designated agents.

Why each choice works or fails

A. Misconception: any two-sided firm deal is transaction brokerage. A transaction broker represents neither party; here each agent represents a client.
B. Correct. Assigning separate agents to each client is designated agency.
C. Misconception: one firm on both sides is always dual agency. A proper designation does not make the broker a dual agent.
D. Misconception: in-house cooperation is subagency. Subagency involves another broker helping the listing broker.

Rule to remember: Designated agency lets one firm serve both sides through separate agents without becoming a dual agent.

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3. A Georgia broker receives and holds earnest money. The interested parties have given no written instructions to handle it differently. Where must the broker deposit it?Real Estate Practice in Georgia. Open choices and explanation.

A.Deposited in the broker's operating account
B.Deposited in a designated trust account
C.Given directly to the seller
D.Kept by the licensee who received it until closing

Answer B: Deposited in a designated trust account

Under Rule 520-1-.08, the broker must promptly deposit the funds in a federally insured trust account registered with GREC unless the interested parties agree otherwise in writing. Here, they have given no different instructions. Depositing trust funds in the operating account is commingling.

Why each choice works or fails

A. Putting trust funds in the operating account is commingling.
B. Correct. A broker holds earnest money in a designated trust account.
C. The deposit is held for both parties, not handed to the seller.
D. Affiliated licensees must turn trust funds over to the broker promptly.

Rule to remember: Unless the interested parties agree otherwise in writing, the broker promptly deposits earnest money in a designated, federally insured trust account registered with GREC.

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4. Under Georgia law, a brokerage engagement must be:Real Estate Practice in Georgia. Open choices and explanation.

A.Oral or written
B.In writing
C.Recorded with the county
D.Approved by GREC

Answer B: In writing

Georgia defines a brokerage engagement as a written contract in which a seller, buyer, landlord, or tenant becomes the broker's client. Without that written agreement, the person is a customer, not a client.

Why each choice works or fails

A. An oral agreement does not create a brokerage engagement.
B. Correct. The engagement must be a written contract.
C. Brokerage engagements are not recorded in the county records.
D. GREC does not approve individual engagements.

Rule to remember: The brokerage engagement is written, or there is no client.

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5. Under Georgia's brokerage relationships law, a broker's office policy on whether the firm permits disclosed dual agency:Real Estate Practice in Georgia. Open choices and explanation.

A.Is a voluntary best practice recommended by trade associations
B.Must be filed with and approved by GREC before the firm may operate
C.Is required by statute, and the broker must develop and enforce it
D.Applies only to firms with more than ten affiliated licensees

Answer C: Is required by statute, and the broker must develop and enforce it

BRRETA requires every broker to develop and enforce a policy that either permits or rejects disclosed dual agency. A policy that exists only on paper does not satisfy the law, and the duty applies to every firm regardless of size, with no GREC filing step.

Why each choice works or fails

A. It is a legal requirement, not a voluntary practice.
B. The statute requires the policy but not a filing with or approval by GREC.
C. Correct. The broker must both develop and enforce the policy.
D. The requirement applies to every broker regardless of firm size.

Rule to remember: Every Georgia broker must develop and enforce an office policy that permits or rejects disclosed dual agency.

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6. A person who provides community association management (CAM) services for a fee to Georgia associations generally needs:Real Estate Practice in Georgia. Open choices and explanation.

A.A CAM license or a real estate license
B.A real estate broker license only
C.No license, because no property is sold
D.A county business registration only

Answer A: A CAM license or a real estate license

Georgia treats community association management as brokerage activity. It licenses community association managers separately, with a 25-hour prelicense course, and a salesperson or broker license also covers the activity when the licensee works through a broker.

Why each choice works or fails

A. Correct. A CAM license or a salesperson or broker license covers the activity.
B. Misconception: only brokers may manage. A CAM or salesperson license also qualifies when working through a broker.
C. Misconception: licensing is only about sales. Georgia treats community association management for a fee as licensed activity.
D. Misconception: a local permit is enough. Counties do not license community association managers.

Rule to remember: Community association management for a fee requires a CAM license or a real estate license in Georgia.

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7. Which of the following would NOT ordinarily terminate a brokerage engagement?Real Estate Practice in Georgia. Open choices and explanation.

A.Completion of the purpose of the engagement
B.Expiration of the term stated in the agreement
C.Mutual agreement of the client and the broker
D.The affiliated licensee moving to another firm

Answer D: The affiliated licensee moving to another firm

The brokerage engagement is a contract between the client and the broker, not the individual licensee. When a licensee transfers, the engagement stays with the firm, and GREC rules bar the departing licensee from taking or using it without the broker's authorization.

Why each choice works or fails

A. This does end it. Closing the sale, for example, completes the purpose.
B. This does end it. The engagement expires by its own terms.
C. This does end it. Client and broker may agree to end it at any time.
D. Correct. The engagement belongs to the broker's firm, so a licensee's move does not end it.

Rule to remember: A brokerage engagement is with the broker's firm, so it survives the individual licensee leaving.

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8. A Georgia buyer asks the buyer's agent to recommend a closing attorney. The agent may:Real Estate Practice in Georgia. Open choices and explanation.

A.Provide the names of several attorneys and let the buyer choose
B.Tell the buyer no attorney is needed for a cash purchase
C.Prepare the deed and closing documents to save the buyer money
D.Require the firm's preferred attorney as a condition of the sale

Answer A: Provide the names of several attorneys and let the buyer choose

Giving the buyer several qualified names and leaving the choice to the buyer is appropriate service. Georgia closings are conducted by attorneys whether or not a loan is involved, preparing deeds and closing documents is the practice of law, and forcing one provider on a buyer takes away the buyer's choice.

Why each choice works or fails

A. Correct. Offering options and letting the client choose is appropriate.
B. The attorney-closing requirement is not limited to financed purchases.
C. Preparing deeds and closing documents is the practice of law, which a licensee may not do.
D. Conditioning the sale on a particular provider improperly removes the buyer's choice.

Rule to remember: Georgia closings are run by attorneys; an agent may suggest several and let the client choose, but may not draft closing documents.

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9. Six months into a written one-year lease with no rent escalation clause, a Georgia landlord's property taxes rise. The landlord may raise the rent before the lease ends:Real Estate Practice in Georgia. Open choices and explanation.

A.Only if the tenant agrees to amend the lease
B.After giving the tenant 60 days' written notice
C.Immediately, to pass through the tax increase
D.Once the tenant has paid rent late

Answer A: Only if the tenant agrees to amend the lease

A fixed-term lease is a contract that sets the rent for its whole term, so a mid-term increase needs the tenant's agreement or must wait until renewal. Georgia's 60-day landlord notice governs ending a tenancy at will, and higher costs or a late payment do not let the landlord rewrite agreed terms.

Why each choice works or fails

A. Correct. The lease fixes the rent for its term, so a mid-term change needs the tenant's agreement.
B. Misconception: borrowing the 60-day notice that ends a tenancy at will. Notice cannot rewrite a fixed-term lease.
C. Misconception: higher costs pass through automatically. Only an escalation clause allows that, and this lease has none.
D. Misconception: a late payment frees the landlord. Late rent triggers default remedies, not a right to raise rent.

Rule to remember: Rent in a fixed-term lease stays as written for the term unless the lease allows a change or the tenant agrees.

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