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: Teresa May Melan
File: 09-178
Date of Consent Order: January 9, 2012
Issue: Teresa May Melan, representative, Landmark Realty Corp., Abbotsford, 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:
(a) by contravening section 3-4 of the Council Rules in that she failed to notice that the signature on the contract was not that of the seller, but rather that of the executor of the seller’s estate; and
(b) by contravening section 5-11(2)(b) of the Council Rules in that she failed to disclose the correct amount of remuneration that the brokerage would be receiving as commission on the transaction.
Result: Teresa May Melan was reprimanded, and was ordered to successfully complete the Real Estate Trading Services Remedial Education Course and to pay enforcement expenses to the Council in the amount of $1,000.00.
P: Feb 3, 2012 R: Feb 3, 2013