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Priya is a licensed Michigan salesperson who sends out a mass email campaign advertising a new listing. The email includes her photo, personal cell number, and the tagline 'Your Trusted Real Estate Expert,' but her employing broker's name appears only in tiny 6-point font at the very bottom of the email. A complaint is filed with LARA-BPL. Which of the following best describes the likely outcome?

Correct Answer

B) A violation likely exists because the broker's name must be clearly and prominently identified, not buried in fine print

Michigan advertising rules require that the employing broker's name be clearly identified in all advertising. LARA-BPL's standard requires that the broker's name be prominent enough for a reasonable person to notice it. Burying the broker's name in 6-point font at the bottom of an email does not satisfy the 'clear identification' standard, even though the name technically appears. This is a common exam trap — technical inclusion is not sufficient if the disclosure is not reasonably visible.

Answer Options
A
No violation exists because the broker's name was technically included somewhere in the email
B
A violation likely exists because the broker's name must be clearly and prominently identified, not buried in fine print
C
No violation exists because email advertising is treated as personal correspondence, not regulated advertising
D
A violation exists only if Priya's broker was unaware of the email campaign before it was sent

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advertising_rulesemail_advertisingprominent_disclosurebroker_identification

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