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: SUSANA KIM
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: Susana Kim, representative, 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 she 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 she ought to have known was false, contrary to section 4-7 of the Council Rules; and (c) failing to act with reasonable care in a real estate transaction, in accordance with section 3-4 of the Council Rules.
Result: Susana Kim 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 Susana Kim and a Consent Order was issued. Further, Susana Kim 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