REAL ESTATE COUNCIL OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
In the matter of the Real Estate Services Act
S.B.C. 2004 ch. 42
AND in the matter of a Consent Order pursuant to Section 41 of the Real Estate Services Act
Respondent: HYUN JIM (JAMES) CHUNG
File: 211-06
Date of Consent Order: October 31, 2007
Complaint: Contravention of section 35(1)(d) of the Real Estate Services Act, sections 3-4, 4-7 and 4-8 of the Council Rules/Professional misconduct, incompetence, duty to act with reasonable care and skill, false or misleading advertising, advertising in relation to specific real estate
Issue: Hyun Jin (James) Chung, representative, 1st West Realty Inc. dba Sutton Group – 1st West Realty, Coquitlam, who, while licensed with Envoy Realty Ltd. dba Sutton Premier Realty, Surrey, committed professional misconduct within the meaning of section 35(1)(d) of the Real Estate Services Act in that he demonstrated incompetence by (a) advertising the property without the consent of the owner or his authorized agent, contrary to section 4-8 of the Council Rules; (b) publishing real estate advertising in respect of the property that he knew or ought to have known was false or that he knew or ought to have known contained a false statement or misrepresentation concerning real estate, a trade in real estate or the provision of real estate services, contrary to section 4-7 of the Council Rules; and (c) failing to act honestly and with reasonable care in a real estate transaction, in accordance with section 3-4 of the Council Rules.
Result: Hyun Jin (James) Chung was suspended for twenty-one (21) days from December 19, 2007 to January 8, 2008 (inclusive) for professional misconduct as described above after an Agreed Statement of Facts, Proposed Acceptance of Findings and Waiver was entered into between the Real Estate Council and Hyun Jin (James) Chung and a Consent Order was issued. Further, Hyun Jin (James) Chung must successfully complete Chapter 2 (The Real Estate Services Act) of the Real Estate Trading Services Licensing Course and pay enforcement expenses to the Council in the amount of $750.00.
P:Dec 10, 2007 R: Dec 10, 2012