Legal Case Summaries

Tennessee court holds that “no knowledge” of wrongdoing is no defense in managing broker’s failure to prevent affiliate broker’s negligence and misrepresentations.

California appellate court allows landlord access to tenant’s apartment on the weekend in order to hold an open house.

Federal court determines no RESPA violation for referrals from real estate brokerage to its affiliated title companies.

Administrative law judge determines that website operator registered names containing the word “REALTOR” in bad faith.

Federal court vacates REALTOR® association arbitration award on unusual grounds.

Bad online review of real estate broker is given freedom of speech protection by Washington court.

Washington court's reversal serves as reminder of buyers' duty to "beware, inspect and question."

Vermont court rules that association’s role in drafting purchase agreement later used in a transaction did not support buyer’s consumer fraud action.

Michigan court rejects the challenge to association's arbitration process.

Massachusetts court finds that license law trumped state's usual test for determining whether an individual qualified as an independent contractor.