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: Jarnail Singh Purewall
File: 09-161
Date of Consent Order: May 24, 2011
Issue: Jarnail Singh Purewall, representative, Medallion Realty Ltd. dba Sutton Group Medallion Realty, Surrey, entered into a Consent Order with the Council that he committed professional misconduct within the meaning of section 35(1)(a) of the Real Estate Services Act in that, when he provided trading services in relation to the Contract of Purchase and Sale for property located on 62B Avenue, Surrey, he: (a) provided trading services independent of his employing brokerage, contrary to section 7(3)(a) of the Real Estate Services Act; (b) failed to ensure that a separate written agreement was entered into by the parties when the $20,000.00 deposit was not to be held in trust by his brokerage, contrary to section 27(4) of the Real Estate Services Act; (c) failed to promptly provide to his brokerage the trade records for the intended sale, contrary to section 3-2(1)(b) of the Council Rules; (d) failed to keep his managing broker informed of the trading services he was providing in relation to the contract, contrary to section 3-2(2)(a) of the Council Rules; (e) failed to disclose the nature of the representation that he was providing to the buyer, contrary to section 5-10 of the Council Rules; (f) failed to ensure that the buyer was advised to seek independent legal advice with respect to paying the deposit directly to the seller, contrary to section 3-4 of the Council Rules; and (g) initialed the change of completion date from August 14, 2009 to August 21, 2009, on behalf of the seller, without written authorization to do so, contrary to section 5-3 of the Council Rules.
Result: Jarnail Singh Purewall was suspended for one hundred and twenty (120) days from July 20, 2011 to November 16, 2011 (inclusive), and was ordered to pay a discipline penalty to the Council in the amount of $5,000.00, successfully complete the Trading Services Remedial Education Course, and pay enforcement expenses to the Council in the amount of $1,000.00.
P: Jul 7, 2011 R: Jul 7, 2016