21 NCAC 58A .1807         AFFILIATION WITH RESIDENT BROKER

(a)  No person licensed under G.S. 93A-9(b) shall enter North Carolina to perform any act or service for which licensure as a real broker is required unless he or she has first entered into a brokerage cooperation agreement and declaration of affiliation with an individual who is a resident in North Carolina licensed as a North Carolina real estate broker.

(b)  A brokerage cooperation agreement as contemplated by this Rule shall be in writing and signed by the resident North Carolina broker and the non-resident commercial licensee. It shall contain:

(1)           the material terms of the agreement between the signatory licenses;

(2)           a description of the agency relationships, if any, which are created by the agreement among the nonresident commercial licensee, the resident North Carolina broker, and the parties each represents;

(3)           a description of the property or the identity of the parties and other information sufficient to identify the transaction which is the subject of the affiliation agreement; and

(4)           a definite expiration date.

(c)  A declaration of affiliation shall be written and on the form provided by the Commission and shall identify the nonresident commercial licensee and the affiliated resident North Carolina licensee. It shall also contain a description of the duties and obligations of each as required by the North Carolina Real Estate License Law and rules adopted by the Commission. The declaration of affiliation may be a part of the brokerage cooperation agreement or separate from it.

(d)  A nonresident commercial licensee may affiliate with more than one resident North Carolina broker at any time. However, a nonresident commercial licensee may be affiliated with only one resident North Carolina broker in a single transaction.

(e)  A resident North Carolina broker who enters into a brokerage cooperation agreement and declaration of affiliation with a nonresident commercial licensee shall:

(1)           verify that the nonresident commercial licensee is licensed in North Carolina;

(2)           actively and directly supervise the nonresident commercial licensee in a manner which reasonably insures that the nonresident commercial licensee complies with the North Carolina Real Estate License Law and rules adopted by the Commission;

(3)           promptly notify the Commission if the nonresident commercial licensee violates the Real Estate License Law or rules adopted by the Commission;

(4)           insure that records are retained in accordance with the requirements of the Real Estate License Law and rules adopted by the Commission; and

(5)           maintain his or her license on active status continuously for the duration of the brokerage cooperation agreement and the declaration of affiliation.

(f)  The nonresident commercial licensee and the affiliated resident North Carolina broker shall each retain in his or her records a copy of brokerage cooperation agreements and declarations of affiliation from the time of their creation and for at least three years following their expiration. Such records shall be made available for inspection and reproduction by the Commission or its authorized representatives without prior notice.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 93A-4; 93A-9;

Eff. July 1, 2004;

Amended Eff. April 1, 2006; July 1, 2005;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. May 1, 2018.