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: SUSAN VIOLA LYLE
File: 09-319
Date of Consent Order: July 21, 2011
Issue: Susan Viola Lyle, managing broker, D.F.H. Real Estate Ltd. (ShwnLk), Shawnigan Lake, 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 section 3-4 of the Council Rules in that she offered a manufactured home for sale without evidence of CSA approval or an approved electrical inspection, which is required under section 21 under the Electrical Safety Regulation of the Safety Standards Act; (b) contravened section 5-13(2) of the Council Rules by not disclosing to the buyer a material latent defect, namely that the manufactured home did not have a CSA sticker before the Contract of Purchase and Sale was entered into; and (c) contravened section 3-4 of the Council Rules in that she represented in the data input of the listing information that the unit had the required CSA approval, which she knew or ought to have known was untrue or misleading.
Result: Susan Viola Lyle was suspended for twenty-one (21) days from September 14, 2011 to October 4, 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: Aug 31, 2011 R: Aug 31, 2016