Michigan Laws 339.2508 – Real estate broker’s license; entities to which issued; authorized acts; associate real estate broker’s license; transferability; suspension; issuance of new license; death or disability of sole
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 339.2508
- associate real estate broker: means an individual who meets the requirements for licensure as a real estate broker under this article and who is licensed as an associate real estate broker under section 2505 to provide real estate brokerage services as an employee or independent contractor of a real estate broker. See Michigan Laws 339.2501
- Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Real estate broker: means an individual or business entity that, with intent to collect or receive a fee, compensation, or valuable consideration, sells or offers for sale, buys or offers to buy, provides or offers to provide market analyses of, lists or offers or attempts to list, or negotiates the purchase, sale, or exchange of real estate; that negotiates the mortgage of real estate; that negotiates for the construction of a building on real estate; that leases or offers or rents or offers for rent real estate or the improvements on the real estate for others, as a whole or partial vocation; that engages in property management as a whole or partial vocation; that sells or offers for sale, buys or offers to buy, leases or offers to lease, or negotiates the purchase or sale or exchange of a business, business opportunity, or the goodwill of an existing business for others; or that, as owner or otherwise, engages in the sale of real estate as a principal vocation. See Michigan Laws 339.2501
- Real estate salesperson: means an individual who for compensation or valuable consideration is employed either directly or indirectly by a licensed real estate broker to sell or offer to sell, buy or offer to buy, provide or offer to provide market analyses of, list or offer or attempt to list, or negotiate the purchase, sale, or exchange of real estate; to negotiate the mortgage of real estate; to negotiate for the construction of a building on real estate, or to lease or offer to lease, or rent or offer for rent, real estate; who is employed by a real estate broker to engage in property management; or who sells or offers for sale, buys or offers to buy, leases or offers to lease, or negotiates the purchase or sale or exchange of a business, business opportunity, or the goodwill of an existing business for others, as a whole or partial vocation. See Michigan Laws 339.2501
(1) The department may issue a real estate broker‘s license to an individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, common law trust, or a combination of those entities. A real estate broker’s license that is issued to an individual or a sole proprietorship entitles the individual named on the license to perform acts regulated under this article. Subject to subsection (2), a real estate broker’s license issued to a partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, common law trust, or a combination of those entities entitles those individuals designated as principals under section 2505(1) to perform acts regulated under this article. A broker’s license issued to a partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, common law trust, or a combination of those entities is not transferable.
(2) Before performing acts regulated under this article, each principal shall apply for and obtain, and any other individual may apply for and obtain, an associate real estate broker‘s license. An applicant for an associate real estate broker’s license is subject to the same requirements as an applicant for a real estate broker’s license. The department shall only issue an associate real estate broker’s license to an individual.
(3) The associate real estate broker’s license of a principal who ceases to be connected with a partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, common law trust, or a combination of those entities is suspended automatically.
(4) An associate real estate broker’s license that is issued to a principal is not transferable. An associate real estate broker’s license issued to a nonprincipal may be transferred in the same manner as provided in section 2507 for the transfer of a real estate salesperson‘s license.
(5) If a real estate broker’s license is revoked, the licenses of all real estate salespersons who are employed by the real estate broker and all affiliated associate real estate brokers are automatically suspended, pending a change of employer and the issuance of a new license. The department shall issue a new license under this subsection without charge if the license is issued during the same term in which the original license was issued.
(6) In the event of the death or disability of a sole principal associate broker, the department shall allow all affiliated real estate licensees a reasonable time to either wind up the business of the real estate broker or designate a new principal associate broker.