Can a realtor deny access to property

[Timothy Fierek]

Filing a complaint with the realtors association is like farting in the wind.
They really only care how their glam photo looks on their business card.

 

[The Warrior Monk]

The realtor can do whatever he or she wants, however, it had better be in the best interest of the person that they represent. If not, then they run afoal of state law, and likely the code of ethics of any organization that they belong to.

 

[Mountain Man]

Call the office and ask for the BROKER, the broker is the one in charge. While sales people appear to work on their own, they actually work under a broker and can be fired for acting up.

 

[redfish]

Dual agency uh?

 

[Steve Metz]

Call the office and ask for the BROKER, the broker is the one in charge. While sales people appear to work on their own, they actually work under a broker and can be fired for acting up.

It is also against the law in many states for a realtor to refuse help or access to another real estate professional. I know it is in Georgia as I was having problems getting access to properties in one town as the realtors office told me I was not one of thier prefered apraisers and could not have access. A quick call to the state board and then a quick call to the broker solved the problem when I informed him that I would sue him and the state would revoke his license for discrimination. These laws are in effect in many states to stop racial discrimination of real estate profesionals.

 

[OSU Beavers]

Sigh. A Realtors fiduciary duty is to “the deal”. If an honest appraisal endangers the deal, even thought it is in the best interest of the buyer, well then that appraiser must be denied access to property.

 

[liberated]

It is really unfortunate that realtors guidelines are based on ethics. To most realtors in this area, ethic are like rocket science. I am surprised most of them made it out of 8th grade.
The realtor in this case is the owner/broker of the realty.
He is the buyer and seller agent.
Pretty convenient.

Ouch!!! :Eyecrazy:

 

[liberated]

Call the office and ask for the BROKER, the broker is the one in charge. While sales people appear to work on their own, they actually work under a broker and can be fired for acting up.

It is also against the law in many states for a realtor to refuse help or access to another real estate professional. I know it is in Georgia as I was having problems getting access to properties in one town as the realtors office told me I was not one of thier prefered apraisers and could not have access. A quick call to the state board and then a quick call to the broker solved the problem when I informed him that I would sue him and the state would revoke his license for discrimination. These laws are in effect in many states to stop racial discrimination of real estate profesionals.

Racial??? :mellow:

 

[Steve Metz]

These laws were needed as the real estate world was and still is a buddy stystem. It would be very easy for a group of realtors in a area to prevent some one of a minority from doing business in an area. I am sorry Mr. Goldberg, Mr Washington, Mr Lopez we can not let you access our the property as you are not on our prefered list. This would in fact render them unable to work in the area.

 

[Mike Kennedy]

2008 Nar Code Of Ethics

Standard of Practice 3-8

• REALTORS

• ® shall not misrepresent the availability of access to show or inspect a listed property. (Amended 11/87)

http://www.realtor.org/mempolweb.nsf/pages/code