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: SURINIDER (SAIRA) KAUR AUJA
File: 09-366
Date of Consent Order: April 21, 2011
Issue: Surinder (Saira) Kaur Aujla, representative, Fraseridge Realty Ltd. dba Amex-Fraseridge Realty, Vancouver, entered into a Consent Order with the Council that she committed professional misconduct within the meaning of section 35(1)(a) of the Real Estate Services Act in that she: (a) contravened sections 5-14(1)(a) and (b) of the Council Rules in that she entered into the Exclusive Listing Contract with the seller wherein the payment of the remuneration was based on the difference between the price at which the said property was listed for sale and the actual price for which the property was sold; (b) contravened sections 5-1(3)(b) and 5-4(4)(f) of the Council Rules in that she failed to enter the listing price of the property and the amount of the remuneration with respect to the sale of the property on the Exclusive Listing Contract; (c) contravened sections 3-4 and 3-3(1)(c) of the Council Rules in that she failed to act honestly and acted outside the scope of authority of her client, the seller, by advising a potential buyer that the price of the property was $2.8 million when she knew that the seller was asking $2.5 million; and (d) contravened section 5-11(2) of the Council Rules in that she failed to disclose to the buyer and to her related brokerage the source of the remuneration, the amount of the remuneration, or the method of calculation of the remuneration.
Result: Surinder (Saira) Kaur Aujla was suspended for twenty-one (21) days from June 15, 2011 to July 5, 2011 (inclusive), and was ordered to successfully complete the Trading Services Remedial Education Course and pay enforcement expenses to the Council in the amount of $1,000.00.
P: May 16, 2011 R: May 16, 2016