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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 17. BUSINESS, OCCUPATIONS, AND PROFESSIONALS |
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Chapter 17-26. REAL ESTATE LICENSES |
Section 17-2610. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO ALL APPLICANTS
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2610.1All applicants shall be at least 18 years of age.
2610.2Applicants shall not have been convicted of an offense that bears directly on the fitness of the applicant to be licensed.
2610.3Prior to receiving a license, all applicants shall complete the requirements for licensure specified within this chapter.
2610.4All applicants shall be a high school graduate or holder of a high school equivalency certificate.
2610.5All applicants shall be able to read, write, and understand the English language.
2610.6All applicants shall not have had a real estate broker's, real estate salesperson's, or property manager's license denied for any reason other than failure to pass an examination or examinations, in the District or elsewhere, for one year prior to the date on which the application is filed with the Board.
2610.7An applicant shall not file an application for renewal if the Board has suspended the applicant's license and the suspension is in effect on the date that the applicant files the renewal application with the Board.
2610.8All applicants shall not have had a real estate broker, real estate salesperson, or property manager license revoked for three years prior to the date on which the application is filed with the Board.
2610.9The Board may refuse to issue or renew a license in a name that is as follows:
(a)Misleading or would constitute false advertising;
(b)Implies a partnership, association, or corporation where one does not exist;
(c)Includes the name of a salesperson;
(d)Is in violation of the law;
(e)Is a name that has been used by any person whose license has been suspended;
(f)Includes the name of a person not otherwise licensed; or
(g)Is a name that is deceptively similar to that used by another licensee.