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While reviewing a transaction in Yuma County, a buyer asks the listing side directly whether the home has had prior drainage problems, and the broker knows there was a major issue. What is the best answer under current Arizona law or current Arizona form practice?

Correct Answer

D) the seller's agent should not answer buyer questions with concealment or half-truths when the broker knows the fact is material

Under Hill v. Jones; A.A.C. R4-28-1101, the seller's agent should not answer buyer questions with concealment or half-truths when the broker knows the fact is material.

Answer Options
A
buyer questions are irrelevant until after close of escrow under current Arizona law
B
the seller's agent should say 'no comment' even if the answer would correct a false impression
C
the seller's agent may disclose only facts already visible in photographs
D
the seller's agent should not answer buyer questions with concealment or half-truths when the broker knows the fact is material

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Key Terms:

arizona_specificseller_agentbuyer_questionsseller_agent_azaz_agency_and_disclosures

Related Concepts

A legal relationship in which one person (the agent) is authorized to act on behalf of another person (the principal) in business transactions with third parties.

The legal ending of an agency relationship, which can occur through completion, expiration, mutual agreement, breach, death, incapacity, or bankruptcy of either party.

The fiduciary obligation to protect a client's private information and not disclose it to third parties without permission, surviving even after the agency relationship ends.

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