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O. Reg. 307/14: EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS, INSURANCE, RECORDS AND OTHER MATTERS
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made under the
REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS BROKERS ACT, 2002
Made: December 2, 2014
Filed: December 19, 2014
Published on e-Laws: December 22, 2014
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: January 3, 2015
Amending O. Reg. 579/05
(EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS, INSURANCE, RECORDS AND OTHER MATTERS)
1. Ontario Regulation 579/05 is amended by adding the following section:
Records — Offers to Purchase
Retention of offers that are not accepted
19.1 (1) Despite section 18, for the purposes of subsection 35.1 (2) of the Act, this section applies when a brokerage acting on behalf of a seller received a written offer to purchase real estate for the purposes of presenting it to the seller, but the offer did not result in the purchase of the real estate.
(2) If the written offer was made by a person who was a client or customer of a registrant, then the brokerage acting on behalf of the seller shall keep, for at least one year after the date the brokerage received the written offer for the purposes of presenting it to the seller, either a copy of the written offer or a copy of a document that includes the following information:
1. The name and signature of the person who made the offer to purchase the real estate.
2. The name and contact information of the seller of the real estate.
3. The name of the brokerage and of the broker or salesperson who acted for the seller.
4. The name of the brokerage and of the broker or salesperson who acted for the person who made the offer.
5. The address, legal description or other identifier of the real estate on which the offer was made.
6. The date and time the offer was made.
7. The date and time the offer was received by the brokerage for the purposes of presenting it to the seller, and the means by which the offer was received, such as in person or by fax.
8. If the brokerage presented the offer to the seller, the date of presentation.
9. The date and time, if any, until which the offer was irrevocable.
(3) If the written offer was made by a person who was not a client or customer of a registrant, then the brokerage acting on behalf of the seller shall keep a copy of the written offer for at least one year after the date the brokerage received the written offer for the purposes of presenting it to the seller.
Commencement
2. This Regulation comes into force on the later of the day section 1 of Schedule 3 to the Stronger Protection for Ontario Consumers Act, 2013 comes into force and the day this Regulation is filed.
Made by:
Pris par :
Le ministre des Services gouvernementaux et des Services aux consommateurs,
David Orazietti
Minister of Government and Consumer Services
Date made: December 2, 2014.
Pris le : 2 décembre 2014.