(a) (1) There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs a Bureau of Real Estate, the chief officer of which bureau is named the Real Estate Commissioner.
(2) Notwithstanding any other law, the powers and duties of the bureau, as set forth in this part and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 11000) of Part 2, shall be subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature. The review shall be performed as if this part and that chapter were scheduled to be repealed as of January 1, 2021.
(b) It shall be the principal responsibility of the commissioner to enforce all laws in this part and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 11000) of Part 2 in a manner that achieves the maximum protection for the purchasers of real property and those persons dealing with real estate licensees.
(c) Wherever the term “commissioner” is used in this division, it means the Real Estate Commissioner.
(d) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2018, and as of that date is repealed.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 828, Sec. 9. (SB 173) Effective January 1, 2018. Repealed as of July 1, 2018, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 828.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018