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Nevada court upholds verdict against licensee when the sale of clients' home collapsed and the clients could not terminate a purchase contract.
Iowa court awards to a salesperson the full commission amounts from transactions that she had under contract prior to her departure from brokerage.
Pennsylvania court determines that psychological damage to a property does not constitute a material defect requiring disclosure.
A Missouri court has considered whether a broker could collect a commission from a commercial lease transaction when the parties had agreed to a lease but had not fixed the monthly base rent.
In 1998, DeBruce Grain, Inc. (“Tenant”) entered into a ten-year lease with Briarcliff Development Company (“Landlord”) for office space. The lease contained a renewal...
Texas court upholds award to seller, ruling that purchase contract was not accurately disclosed to seller’s representative while seller was out of the country.
Missouri court imputes notice of correct acreage to buyers and so rejects their attempts to claim two additional acres.
Ohio court finds that claims were not supported by the evidence, as the buyers had never confirmed that mold actually existed on the property.
Wisconsin court rules that purchaser could not allege harm by the association for the marketing materials prepared by a real estate professional.
A Connecticut court sends a dispute to a REALTOR® association for a hearing and stays a lawsuit between two members fighting over a commission.
A Minnesota federal court has considered whether a multiple listing service was entitled to receive a preliminary injunction for copyright infringement against the company that operates NeighborCity.com for its reposting of the MLS’s copyrighted listing data without permission.