Licensee Conduct, Agency & Fair Housing

Question 1

Course Overview
Provisions of the licensing law and its rules dealing with the licensees conduct.

Review of prohibited Activities & Disciplinary Actions

Types of Agencies and required disclosures

Hawaii’s Anti Discrimination Laws

Answer 1

Duties of broker
Standards a licensee must meet in advertising
Requirements for handling trust accounts and record keeping
Prohibited activities
Disciplinary Actionsif licensee violates license or laws
Types of HI agencies, duties of agent and agency disclosure requirements
Provisions of HI law that protects consumers from discrimination in housing and real property

Question 2

Duties of Brokerage

Answer 2

Definite place of business where
Business is conducted
Maintain his books and records
Prominently display firm’s licens and associated salesperson’s licenses

Question 3

Determinations of whether a brokerage firm is maintaining a place of business

Answer 3

The Commission considers the following:

The physical presence of a broker during reasonable scheduled office hrs.
On-site maintainance of
Confidential client files
Personnel and compensation records
Prominent display of brokers licensed name
Whether the location is directly accessible to public

Question 4

Discrimination Law

Answer 4

Civil Rights act 1866
Basis of 1. Race
2. Color
3. Religion
4. Sex
5. National Origin

Amended. 1988
6. Familial Status
7. Mental or Physical Handicap
Chapter515 HRS. Hawaii state added
8. Marital Status
9. Age
10. Broaden Sex to gender identity
11. Sexual orientation

Question 5

Hawaii State Civil Rights Commission, branch of Dept. Of Labor and Industrial Relations

Responds to complaints within 180 days after date of unlawful discriminatory practice

Answer 5

Any provision written or oral to forbid someone because of race, sex,color,religion, marital status, familial status, ancestry, disability, age or HIV is void

Any condition, restriction, prohibition directly or indirectly limits use of occupancy based on race,sex,religion,marital status, color, familial status,ancestry, disability, age or HIV is void

Question 6

Blockbusting

Answer 6

Change may occur in composition of the occupants
in the area the real property is located

Or

Change in composition of an area’s population could result in lowering the property value.

Question 7

STEERING

Answer 7

Practice of directing persons to or away from real property in order to deprive them the benefits of living in a discrimination free environment

Question 8

RETALIATION

Answer 8

Illegal to retaliate, threaten, discriminate against a person because he

1. Exercised any right protected by the law.

Opposed a discriminatory practice

Made a charge or assisted in an investigation or hearing w/ regard to a discriminatory practice.