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Georgia curriculum lesson 142 · Real Estate Practice in Georgia

Duties to Landlords and Tenants Under BRRETA

BRRETA separately states duties for a broker engaged by a landlord and a broker engaged by a tenant. The structure parallels seller and buyer duties but applies to leasing: perform the engagement, promote the client's interests, present offers, disclose known material transaction facts, recommend experts, account for money and property, comply with law, and preserve expressly confidential information. Ministerial acts may be provided to the unrepresented side without creating agency.

Facts checked against the current PSI Candidate Information Bulletin and GREC sources. Last reviewed August 2, 2026. Editorial standards.

What is the exam-ready answer?

BRRETA separately states duties for a broker engaged by a landlord and a broker engaged by a tenant. The structure parallels seller and buyer duties but applies to leasing: perform the engagement, promote the client's interests, present offers, disclose known material transaction facts, recommend experts, account for money and property, comply with law, and preserve expressly confidential information. Ministerial acts may be provided to the unrepresented side without creating agency.
Official syllabus mapping for Duties to Landlords and Tenants Under BRRETA
Roadmap lesson142 of 500
Official syllabus topicReal Estate Practice in Georgia: Listings and Agency; Property Management
Official PSI groupReal Estate Practice in Georgia
Published group count21 of the 52 Georgia questions
Exam portionGeorgia salesperson supplement
Source editionPSI Georgia Candidate Information Bulletin dated July 1, 2026
Law checked throughAugust 2, 2026
Last verifiedAugust 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.

Landlord engagement

Section 10-6A-6 governs promotion of the landlord's leasing interests, offers, accounting, skill and care, legal compliance, and confidentiality.

Tenant engagement

Section 10-6A-8 governs the tenant broker's search, offer, disclosure, accounting, care, compliance, and confidentiality duties.

Ministerial acts

A landlord's broker may assist a tenant customer, and a tenant's broker may assist a landlord customer, when the act requires no discretion or advocacy.

Other law remains

BRRETA governs brokerage relationships. Georgia landlord-tenant statutes, fair housing, security-deposit rules, and the lease separately govern substantive rights.

Decision rule

Do not transfer seller-buyer labels blindly. Name landlord or tenant, engagement, client or customer, requested act, and any separate landlord-tenant rule.

Georgia rule and national contrast

Georgia places landlord and tenant brokerage duties in their own BRRETA sections. A property manager may also face license-law trust-account and management duties.

Worked Georgia example

Scenario. A landlord's broker gives an unrepresented tenant the published utility costs and schedules a showing, then the tenant asks which lease clause best protects them.

Reason it through. The facts and scheduling can be ministerial. Recommending the best clause requires judgment for the tenant and crosses into advocacy or legal advice.

Answer. Provide neutral assistance but refer the tenant for independent representation or legal advice on the clause.

Common exam traps

  • Assuming property management creates tenant representation
  • Giving advocacy as a ministerial act
  • Using BRRETA to answer security-deposit law
  • Ignoring fair housing

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 1

Which statement best states the Georgia rule for Duties to Landlords and Tenants Under BRRETA?

  1. A. A landlord's property manager automatically represents every tenant.
  2. B. Recommending the best lease term is always a ministerial act.
  3. C. Identify whether the broker represents the landlord or tenant, then apply the correct section and treat the other party as a client or customer based on a separate engagement.
  4. D. BRRETA replaces Georgia landlord-tenant law.
Show answer and explanation →

Answer: C. Identify whether the broker represents the landlord or tenant, then apply the correct section and treat the other party as a client or customer based on a separate engagement.

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 2

A landlord's broker gives an unrepresented tenant the published utility costs and schedules a showing, then the tenant asks which lease clause best protects them.

  1. A. Ignore the Georgia-specific fact because good intentions control.
  2. B. Apply the nearest national rule without checking Georgia authority.
  3. C. Let the participant with the strongest preference decide without following the required process.
  4. D. Provide neutral assistance but refer the tenant for independent representation or legal advice on the clause.
Show answer and explanation →

Answer: D. Provide neutral assistance but refer the tenant for independent representation or legal advice on the clause.

The facts and scheduling can be ministerial. Recommending the best clause requires judgment for the tenant and crosses into advocacy or legal advice. 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 3

When solving Duties to Landlords and Tenants Under BRRETA, what should a candidate identify first?

  1. A. Do not transfer seller-buyer labels blindly. Name landlord or tenant, engagement, client or customer, requested act, and any separate landlord-tenant rule.
  2. B. The answer choice that sounds most ethical, without classifying the actor or document.
  3. C. One familiar deadline, applied to every Georgia transaction regardless of the source.
  4. D. A national default, even when the stem identifies a Georgia statute or GREC rule.
Show answer and explanation →

Answer: A. Do not transfer seller-buyer labels blindly. Name landlord or tenant, engagement, client or customer, requested act, and any separate landlord-tenant rule.

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 Brokerage Engagement Requirements and Prohibited Terms. Continue through the roadmap from lesson 142.

Return to the Real Estate Practice in Georgia hub for the complete official branch and every canonical lesson in this Georgia group.

Duties to Landlords and Tenants Under BRRETA questions

Facts checked against the current PSI Candidate Information Bulletin and GREC sources. Last reviewed August 2, 2026. Editorial standards.

Is Duties to Landlords and Tenants Under BRRETA on the Georgia real estate exam?

Yes. It maps to PSI's Real Estate Practice in Georgia group, which has 21 of the 52 Georgia questions. PSI does not publish a guaranteed question count for this individual lesson.

What is the main Georgia rule for Duties to Landlords and Tenants Under BRRETA?

Do not transfer seller-buyer labels blindly. Name landlord or tenant, engagement, client or customer, requested act, and any separate landlord-tenant rule.

How is this different from a national real estate rule?

Georgia places landlord and tenant brokerage duties in their own BRRETA sections. A property manager may also face license-law trust-account and management duties.

How do I know I have mastered this Georgia lesson?

State the rule and source without notes, solve the scenario after changing a controlling fact, explain every distractor, and maintain accuracy when this topic is mixed with the other Georgia supplement groups.