Ethics issues???

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CarolH2 (Georgia)
Posts: 33

Posted:

Would it be consider unethical if a real estate agent lived in a neighborhood with covenants and dues and did not pay or follow the covenants. Would this be an issue to report to the real estate ethics committee?

I am just thinking how can they sell homes in HOAs and tell people they must follow the rules when they themselves do not.

JayP3 (Florida)
Posts: 154

Posted:

Doubtful. Would you do the same if you saw them speeding, running a stop sign, taking two or more news papers from a vending machine? The violation you cited is not related to the persons professional conduct.

TimB4 (Tennessee)
Posts: 21,059

Posted:

Quote:

Posted By CarolH2 on 06/06/2012 6:59 AM
Would it be consider unethical if a real estate agent lived in a neighborhood with covenants and dues and did not pay or follow the covenants. Would this be an issue to report to the real estate ethics committee?

No.

Those things are for violation of ethics as it relates to how they carry out their job, not their private life.

BrianB (California)
Posts: 2,820

Posted:

Nope, not an ethics violation.

It is, however, likely a moral one.

GlenL (Ohio)
Posts: 5,491

Posted:

If the homeowners are in charge, the answer is the same for any other violator, lien him, cite him and if not corrected fine him.

If the developer is in charge still then he is probably turning a blind eye as long as the guy produces sales.

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LarryB13 (Arizona)
Posts: 4,099

Posted:

Carol:

It might be worthwhile to check with whatever state agency licenses real estate agents to see what their thoughts are.

I know an attorney who is a real ass. He was hired by the sheriff's office, supposedly as an accountant, and he continued to behave like an ass. His conduct came to the attention of the State Bar and he argued that since he was not hired as an attorney that he was not subject to lawyers' ethical rules. The court held that as long as he was an attorney he had to abide by professional ethics even if he was performing some other kind of work.

Yea, that's a stretch from the situation you describe but you will never know how the state views the conduct of licensed real estate agents without asking. Personally, I do not think anyone who has any kind of state-issued license should be permitted to behave in a contemptible manner without risking the loss of his license.

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