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A Rhode Island licensee encounters a principal broker believes a buyer or renter forfeited the deposit to the seller or landlord. What should the licensee remember?

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D) The broker may release the deposit only after a good-faith determination, certified-mail notice, and no written dispute within sixty days from receipt of notice

230-RICR-30-20-2 § 2.19 sets the seller/landlord release procedure: good-faith forfeiture determination, certified-mail notice, and no written dispute within the sixty-day period. Source basis: Rhode Island Department of State official regulation 230-RICR-30-20-2 §§ 2.18-2.19 and R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-20.5-26; checked 2026-04-30.

Answer Options
A
The money may be kept in an operating account if the broker tracks it internally.
B
A salesperson or team may maintain a separate client-funds account.
C
Escrow money may be released whenever one party demands it.
D
The broker may release the deposit only after a good-faith determination, certified-mail notice, and no written dispute within sixty days from receipt of notice

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