REAL ESTATE COUNCIL OF BRITISH COLUMBIA DISCIPLINE DECISION
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: Gregory George Carros
File: 10-448
Date of Consent Order: January 3, 2012
Issue: Gregory George Carros, managing broker, Max Wright Real Estate Corporation (Van) dba Sotheby’s International Realty Canada (Van), Vancouver, 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, in submitting his application for licence renewal dated April 4, 2011, he:
(a) contravened section 35(1)(g) of the Real Estate Services Act by confirming that he had completed the course requirements of the Council’s Relicensing Education Program prior to the expiration of his licence on May 2, 2011, and certified that the information contained in his application for licence renewal was true and complete, when he had not completed the course requirements; and
(b) contravened section 2-8.1 of the Council Rules by failing to complete the course requirements of the Council’s Relicensing Education Program prior to the expiration of his licence on May 2, 2011 and prior to submitting his application to the Council for renewal of his licence, and was thus not qualified to be licensed, pursuant to section 10(b)(ii) of the Real Estate Services Act.
Result: Gregory George Carros was reprimanded, and was ordered to pay a discipline penalty to the Council in the amount of $1,000.00 and pay enforcement expenses to the Council in the amount of $1,000.00.
P: Feb 3, 2012 R: Feb 3, 2013