Connecticut General Statutes 20-314a – Regulations concerning approval of schools, courses and advertising. Exemption from experience requirement for certain applicants
(a) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection, with the advice and assistance of the commission, may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, relating to the approval of schools offering courses in real estate principles and practice and related subjects, the content of such courses and the advertising to the public of the services of such schools. Such regulations shall not require (1) approval of instructors at such schools, or (2) a course to be conducted in a classroom location approved for such use by a local fire marshal provided the course is conducted in a hotel, restaurant or other public building or a place of public assembly, as defined in section 19-13-B105 of the regulations of Connecticut state agencies.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 20-314a
- broker: means (A) any person, partnership, association, limited liability company or corporation which acts for another person or entity and for a fee, commission or other valuable consideration, lists for sale, sells, exchanges, buys or rents, or offers or attempts to negotiate a sale, exchange, purchase or rental of, an estate or interest in real estate, or a resale of a mobile manufactured home, as defined in subdivision (1) of section 21-64, or collects or offers or attempts to collect rent for the use of real estate, and (B) any person, partnership, association, limited liability company or corporation employed by or on behalf of the owner or owners of lots or other parcels of real estate, at a stated salary, upon commission, upon a salary and commission basis or otherwise to sell such real estate, or any parts thereof, in lots or other parcels, and who sells or exchanges, or offers, attempts or agrees to negotiate the sale or exchange of, any such lot or parcel of real estate. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-311
- Commission: means the Connecticut Real Estate Commission appointed under the provisions of section 20-311a. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-311
(b) The commission may exempt any applicant for a real estate broker‘s license from the requirements concerning experience under the provisions of subsection (d) of section 20-314, if the commission determines that such applicant is unable to meet such requirements solely because such applicant has been subjected to discrimination based on race, creed or color, which discrimination interfered with such applicant’s ability to meet such requirements.