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: Lester Twarog
File: 08-507
Date of Consent Order: January 5, 2012
Issue: Lester Twarog, representative, Crest Realty Westside Ltd. (VanW7) dba Re/Max Crest Realty Westside (VanW7), Vancouver, entered into a Consent Order with the Council that, while licensed with Crest Realty Westside Ltd. (VanBch) dba Re/Max Crest Realty Westside (VanBch), he committed professional misconduct within the meaning of section 35(1)(a) of the Real Estate Services Act by contravening sections 3-4 and 3-3(1)(h) of the Council Rules in that he failed to use reasonable efforts to discover relevant facts regarding the property in that he failed to discover the fact that the storage locker assigned to the strata unit was under a lease and would not be included with the unit.
Result: Lester Twarog was reprimanded, and was ordered to pay a discipline penalty to the Council in the amount of $5,000.00, to successfully complete the Real Estate Trading Services Remedial Education Course, and pay enforcement expenses to the Council in the amount of $1,000.00.
P: Feb 3, 2012 R: Feb 3, 2013