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: Shaolin (Juliana) Qu
File: 10-160
Date of Consent Order: June 2, 2011
Issue: Shaolin (Juliana) Qu, representative, West Coast Realty Ltd. (WBlvd) dba Sutton Group €“West Coast Realty (W.Blvd), 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, as representative for the first buyer in his attempted purchase of a residential property by way of a June 27, 2010 Contract of Purchase and Sale as amended from time to time and concurrently or thereafter, as representative for the second buyer in her purchase of the same property by way of a June 29, 2010 Contract of Purchase and Sale, she: (a) failed to take reasonable steps to avoid a conflict of interest when she agreed to represent the second buyer while the first buyer ’s offer had expired but may have continued to be interested in the property, in contravention of sections 3-3(1)(a), (c), (e) and (i) and 3-4 of the Council Rules; and (b) failed to ensure that the first buyer was advised and agreed that it was permissible for Ms. Qu to represent other buyers of the property, in accordance with sections 3-3(1)(a), (b), (c) and (f), 3-3(2), 3-4, 5-1(4)(e), 5-1(6) and 5-10(b) of the Council Rules, prior to Ms. Qu agreeing to represent the second buyer in her purchase of the property.
Result: Shaolin (Juliana) Qu was suspended for seven (7) days from August 3, 2011 to August 9, 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: Jul 7, 2011 R: Jul 7, 2016