Arizona Department of Real Estate
Directory of Substantive Policy Statements


No.  2008.04
Short Title:  Business Brokers; License Requirement Clarification

Description:  A Business Broker is a person who acts as an intermediary between sellers and buyers of businesses or business opportunites.
Effective Date:  April 4, 2008


No.  2008.03
Short Title:  Acceptable Forms of Payment

Description:  The Department will only accept payment for fees and for any other purposes when made by credit card, cash, check, or money order.
Effective Date:  February 8, 2008


No.  2008.02
Short Title:  Subsequent Owners/Public Reports

Description:  A subsequent owner of 6 or more lots located within an existing platted subdivision for which a Public Report was previously issued may qualify for a Special Order of Exemption from the requirement to obtain a new Public Report.
Effective Date:  February 8, 2008


No.  2008.01
Short Title:  Pre-License Education Waiver

Description:  No waiver will be granted for the mandated ninety-classroom hours for real estate salesperson or broker pre-licensure curriculum.
Effective Date:  February 8, 2008


No.  2007.18  rev.
Short Title:  Real Estate Licensee Advertising

Description:  Clarifies the Commissioner's Rules on advertising to reduce unsubstantiated complaints and the backlog of investigations from such complaints regarding telephone and address requirements for advertising by a licensee.
Effective Date:  February 1, 2007; Revised 2/12/2007


No.  2007.17
Short Title:  Electronic License Certificate Complies with Statutory Requirement

Description:  The Department of Real Estate will deem a printout of data contained in the ADRE Public Database, or an electronic file of such data that can be recreated electronically or on paper upon request, to be a license certificate.
Effective Date:  February 1, 2007.


No.  2006.16  rev.
REPEALED


No.  2005.15
Short Title:  Broker Home Office

Description:  Describes the circumstances when the Department will not require compliance with the signage requirement.
Effective Date:  December 28, 2005.


No.  2005.14
Short Title:  Fair Housing Course Substitute

Description:  Requirement for substitution of requisite Continuing Professional Education Fair Housing Course for license renewal.
Effective Date:  August 9, 2005.


No.  2005.13
Short Title:  Agent Responsibility to Client

Description:  Interprets the duties of a licensee set out in revised Commissioners Rules.
Effective Date:  Revised 6/1/2001, Revised & Renumbered 5/28/04, Revised & Renumbered 4/8/05.


No.  2005.12
Short Title:  Continuing Education, Residential Resale Purchase Contract

Description:  Interprets the requirement for 'other education or experience' for a real estate instructor to be qualified to teach an class on the 2005 Arizona Association of Realtors® Residential Resale Purchase Contract.
Effective Date:  April 1, 2005.


No.  2005.11
Short Title:  Subdivision Public Report Application Form, Changes

Description:  Frequency of changes to the Applications for Subdivision Public Report and provision for comment by stakeholders.
Effective Date:  April 1, 2005.


No.  2005.10
Short Title:  Electronic Signatures

Description:  Acceptance of a broker's electronic signature on contracts and agreements.
Effective Date:  November 5, 2004, Renumbered 4/01/05.


No.  2005.09  rev.
Short Title:  Non-Commercial Requests to Inspect Records and Fees for Copies

Description:  Availability of Department's records and the estimated time for production.
Effective Date:  June 18, 1999, Revised & Renumbered 5/28/04, Renumbered 4/1/05, Revised 8/21/2006.


No.  2005.08
Short Title:  Payment of Commission After License Expiration or Transfer of Employment

Description:  Department's position concerning payment of a commission to a licensee after the Licensee has changed employing brokers or the license has expired.
Effective Date:  June 18, 1999, Revised & Renumbered 5/28/04, Renumbered 4/1/05.


No.  2005.07
Short Title:  Department Investigation of Cases Involving Civil Litigation

Description:  Investigation of complaints and pursuit of civil remedies.
Effective Date:  June 18, 1999, Revised & Renumbered 5/28/04, Renumbered 4/01/05.


No.  2005.06
Short Title:  Electronic Record Keeping

Description:  Conditions under which brokers may keep required records electronically.
Effective Date:  August 15, 2000, Revised & Renumbered 5/28/04, Renumbered 4/01/05.


No.  2005.05
Short Title:  Access to Arizona Real Estate Law Book on the World Wide Web

Description:  Unrestricted access to the Arizona Real Estate Law Book on the Department's Web-Site meets the requirement of statute.
Effective Date:  December 6, 1999, Renumbered 5/28/04, Renumbered 4/01/05.


No.  2005.04
Short Title:  Unlicensed Assistants

Description:  Clarification of tasks that can be delegated to an unlicensed assistant.
Effective Date:  June 18, 1999, Revised & Renumbered 5/28/04, Renumbered 4/01/05.


No.  2005.03
Short Title:  Disclosure of Licensee's Home Address

Description:  Circumstances under which a licensee's home address must be disclosed.
Effective Date:  June 18, 1999, Revised & Renumbered 5/28/04, Renumbered 4/01/05.


No.  2005.02
Short Title:  Attendance Requirements for Credit & Enforcement

Description:  Circumstances when a licensee is entitled to credit for a class.
Effective Date:  June 18, 1999, Revised & Renumbered 5/28/04, Renumbered 4/01/05.


No.  2005.01
Short Title:  Acceptable Forms of Payment

Description:  Methods of payment accepted by the Department.
Effective Date:  June 18, 1999, Revised & Renumbered 5/28/04, Revised & Renumbered 4/01/05.


rev. 02/07