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: ZI YA (LAYLA) YANG
File: 09-331
Date of Consent Order: March 23, 2011
Issue: Zi Ya (Layla) Yang and Layla Z.Y. Personal Real Estate Corporation, Seafair Realty Ltd. dba Sutton Group Seafair Realty, Richmond, entered into a Consent Order with the Council that she, while licensed as Zi Ya (Layla) Yang, representative, Seafair Realty Ltd. dba Sutton Group Seafair Realty, Richmond, committed professional misconduct within the meaning of section 35(1)(a) of the Real Estate Services Act in that she: (a) contravened section 3(1) of the Real Estate Services Act in that she provided rental property management services on behalf of the said sellers, while she was not licensed to provide such services, when she collected $2,000.00 in rent from the tenants in the said property in June 2009; (b) contravened section 7(3)(a) of the Real Estate Services Act in that she provided unlicensed rental property management services as referred to in (a) in relation to the said property, outside of her brokerage; (c) contravened section 27(1)(a) of the Real Estate Services Act in that she failed to promptly pay or deliver the $2,000.00 collected on behalf of the said sellers to her brokerage for deposit into the trust account of the said brokerage; and (d) contravened section 3-3(1)(c) of the Council Rules in that she acted outside of the scope of her authority given to her by the said sellers when, without the sellers ’ written authorization, she refunded one of the tenants rent in the amount of $133.00.
Result: Zi Ya (Layla) Yang was reprimanded, 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 5, 2011 R: May 5, 2012