What is the exam-ready answer?
| Roadmap lesson | 129 of 500 |
|---|---|
| Official syllabus topic | State Laws and Rules: Unfair Practices |
| Official PSI group | State Laws and Rules |
| Published group count | 16 of the 52 Georgia questions |
| Exam portion | Georgia salesperson supplement |
| Source edition | PSI Georgia Candidate Information Bulletin dated July 1, 2026 |
| Law checked through | August 2, 2026 |
| Last verified | August 2, 2026 |
The Rule
PSI publishes 16, 21, and 15 items for the three Georgia groups. It does not publish a guaranteed subtopic count. The statute, current GREC rule, contract, or other cited primary authority controls each lesson.
Complete lesson
Read these concepts as one Georgia decision system. A plausible national rule can still be the wrong answer when the stem supplies a Georgia statute, instrument, role, or procedure.
Misrepresentation
A false statement or concealment of a material fact can be a disciplinary ground. Actual-knowledge language matters when the governing provision includes it.
Money and records
Failure to account, remit, safeguard, document, or lawfully disburse funds threatens public protection and can support discipline.
Interests and compensation
A licensee's ownership, agency role, compensation source, rebate, or referral interest may require timely written disclosure.
Competence and cooperation
Repeated negligence, practice beyond competence, failure to supervise, or refusal to cooperate with lawful investigation can trigger regulatory action.
Decision rule
Georgia rule and national contrast
Worked Georgia example
Scenario. A licensee knowingly advertises a house as having a new roof after the seller says the roof is 18 years old.
Reason it through. The advertisement contains a material false statement and the licensee has actual knowledge of the truth. Broker approval would not cure it.
Answer. The conduct supports discipline for misleading advertising and misrepresentation.
Common exam traps
- Replacing elements with moral intuition
- Assuming broker approval cures a violation
- Confusing trade-association discipline with GREC discipline
- Ignoring actual-knowledge wording
Original practice questions with detailed explanations
These are original instructional questions mapped to the July 1, 2026 PSI outline. They are not copied from PSI or a live examination. Choose an answer before opening the explanation.
Question 1Which statement best states the Georgia rule for Georgia Unfair Practices and Grounds for Discipline?
- A. Only conduct causing a completed financial loss can be disciplined.
- B. Identify the act, required mental state if any, harmed duty, money or disclosure involved, and the matching statutory or rule provision.
- C. Broker approval makes a misleading advertisement lawful.
- D. GREC enforces only voluntary professional ethics codes.
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Answer: B. Identify the act, required mental state if any, harmed duty, money or disclosure involved, and the matching statutory or rule provision.
The correct choice states the controlling rule. The other choices either remove a required element, replace Georgia authority with a generic assumption, or expand an exception beyond the cited source.
Question 2A licensee knowingly advertises a house as having a new roof after the seller says the roof is 18 years old.
- A. Ignore the Georgia-specific fact because good intentions control.
- B. Apply the nearest national rule without checking Georgia authority.
- C. The conduct supports discipline for misleading advertising and misrepresentation.
- D. Let the participant with the strongest preference decide without following the required process.
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Answer: C. The conduct supports discipline for misleading advertising and misrepresentation.
The advertisement contains a material false statement and the licensee has actual knowledge of the truth. Broker approval would not cure it. The correct option follows that reasoning. The distractors ignore the controlling Georgia source, substitute intent for procedure, or give decision-making authority to the wrong person.
Question 3When solving Georgia Unfair Practices and Grounds for Discipline, what should a candidate identify first?
- A. The answer choice that sounds most ethical, without classifying the actor or document.
- B. One familiar deadline, applied to every Georgia transaction regardless of the source.
- C. A national default, even when the stem identifies a Georgia statute or GREC rule.
- D. Translate the story into a precise violation label and check every element before selecting the sanction or ground.
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Answer: D. Translate the story into a precise violation label and check every element before selecting the sanction or ground.
The decision rule identifies the facts that control this topic. The other choices reward tone, a memorized number, or a national default while skipping the Georgia actor, document, authority, or procedure.
Mastery tracking
Mark this Georgia lesson mastered only when every statement is true.
- State the direct answer and decision rule without notes.
- Explain all four concepts and identify the controlling Georgia source.
- Solve the worked example after changing one important fact.
- Reject every listed trap and explain what makes it tempting.
- Answer all three original questions correctly and explain every distractor.
- Repeat this topic in mixed Georgia practice on a later day.
Recommended next lesson
Continue with Georgia Real Estate Education, Research and Recovery Fund. Continue through the roadmap from lesson 129.
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