Permanent Surrender of Licence

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Licensee
Sukhdev Dhillon, Sukhdev (Dave) Singh Dhillon
Brokerage at Time of Sanctioned Activity
Century 21 Coastal Realty Ltd.
Current Brokerage
Permanent Surrender of Licence Date
15 April 2016

Summary

NOTICE OF PERMANENT SURRENDER OF LICENCE

Sukhdev (Dave) Singh Dhillon

Sukhdev (Dave) Singh Dhillon, currently unlicensed, requested the Council to discontinue disciplinary proceedings against him as he decided to permanently surrender his real estate licence. Mr. Dhillon, while licensed with Century 21 Coastal Realty Ltd., Surrey, was facing a disciplinary hearing into his professional conduct and would have been required to appear before a hearing committee of the Council to respond to these allegations.

The allegations against Mr. Dhillon in the Notice of Discipline Hearing are that he committed professional misconduct within the meaning of section 35(1)(a) of the Real Estate Services Act in connection with the sale of property located on 66th Avenue in Surrey, BC (the "Property") by Contract of Purchase and Sale entered into by the parties on or about May 19, 2014 by:

  • contrary to section 7(3)(a) of the Real Estate Services Act, providing real estate services in connection with the sale of the Property other than on behalf of the brokerage in relation to which he was licensed;
  • contrary to section 3-2(1) of the Council Rules, failing to promptly provide his managing broker with a copy of the Contract of Purchase and Sale;
  • contrary to section 3-2(2)(a) of the Council Rules, failing to keep his managing broker informed of the real estate services being provided, and other activities being performed on behalf of the brokerage;
  • contrary to section 27(4) of the Real Estate Services Act, failing to obtain a separate written agreement from the principals in the transaction that the deposit was to be paid to the seller and that sections 27(1) and (2) of the Real Estate Services Act did not apply;
  • contrary to section 5-10 of the Council Rules, failing to disclose the nature of the representation he would be providing to either the buyer or the seller in the said transaction;
  • contrary to section 3-3(i) of the Council Rules, failing to take reasonable steps to avoid a conflict of interest by moving into the Property as a tenant when he was not the buyer stipulated in the said contract, and when the contract stipulated that the buyer would pay rent from June 1, 2014 to May 31, 2015 to occupy the premises in the amount of $1,100.00 per month; and
  • contrary to section 3-4 of the Council Rules, stipulating in the Contract of Purchase and Sale that a $10,000.00 deposit would be paid directly to the seller, which he knew or ought to have known was untrue or misleading in that the cheque he gave to the seller in the amount of $10,000.00 was cashed by the seller and returned to him.

There has been no discipline hearing or finding of fact with respect to these allegations, and no admissions to these allegations by Mr. Dhillon.

The Council was satisfied that, in the circumstances of this case, permanent surrender of Mr. Dhillon's licence in lieu of proceeding with disciplinary action was appropriate. The permanent surrender of Mr. Dhillon's licence was effective as of April 15, 2016, although his licence was surrendered to the Council on June 3, 2014.