Florida Statutes Section 475.272 - Purpose. (Fla. Stat. § 475.272)

475.272 Purpose.—In order to eliminate confusion and provide for a better understanding on the part of customers in real estate transactions, the Legislature finds that the intent of the Brokerage Relationship Disclosure Act is to provide that:

(1) Disclosed dual agency as an authorized form of representation by a real estate licensee in this state is expressly revoked;

(2) Disclosure requirements for real estate licensees relating to authorized forms of brokerage representation are established;

(3) Single agents may represent either a buyer or a seller, but not both, in a real estate transaction; and

(4) Transaction brokers provide a limited form of nonfiduciary representation to a buyer, a seller, or both in a real estate transaction.

History.—s. 3, ch. 97-42; s. 8, ch. 98-250; s. 5, ch. 99-384.

Section: Previous  475.215  475.22  475.23  475.24  475.25  475.255  475.2701  475.272  475.274  475.2755  475.278  475.28  475.2801  475.31  475.37  Next

Last modified: September 23, 2016