Consent Order

A discipline committee of the Real Estate Council of British Columbia (the "Council") accepted the Consent Order Proposal submitted by Marlene Eva Braun on her own behalf and on behalf of Marlene Braun Personal Real Estate Corporation, and found that Ms. Braun and Marlene Braun Personal Real Estate Corporation committed professional misconduct when they:

1. acted as the agent for the buyer in an offer to purchase a property while Ms. Braun owned a unit and was a member of Strata Council in the Strata Corporation;
2. permitted the buyer to enter an agreement to purchase a property which provided that an inspection of the property by the buyer was not to occur until after the date for subject removal and failing to inform the buyer that the agreement would not be conditional upon the inspection;
3. acted as a member of a Strata Council when she had not made written disclosure to the Strata Corporation; and
4. acted as a member of a Strata Council when she had not made the written disclosure to her managing broker.

Results

A discipline committee of the Council has ordered, and Ms. Braun and Marlene Braun Personal Real Estate Corporation have agreed to, the following penalties:

1. a reprimand for each;
2. a discipline penalty of $5,000, joint and severally liable;
3. enforcement expenses of $1,500, joint and severally liable; and
4. successful completion of the Real Estate Trading Services Remedial Education Course by Ms. Braun.