Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-28-304 - Branch Office; Branch Office Manager

A. To obtain a branch office license, the designated broker shall submit to the Department before operating the branch office the following information for each branch office of the employing broker on the Application for Branch Office form:

1. The name, date, and signature of the designated broker;

2. The license number and license expiration date of the employing broker;

3. The name, address, telephone, and license number of the main office;

4. The type of employing broker's license;

5. The employing broker's dba name, if applicable;

6. The address, telephone number, and fax number, if any, of the branch office; and

7. The name and license status of the salesperson or broker who is the branch office manager and the authority granted to the branch office manager, including any designation of authority under subsection (B).

B. Branch office manager. A designated broker may authorize in writing an associate broker or salesperson to act as a branch office manager to perform any of the following duties of the designated broker at the branch office. This designation does not relieve the designated broker from any responsibilities. Upon change of the branch manager, the designated broker shall submit a new authorization to the Department within 10 days of the change and shall retain a copy in the broker's main office for five years.

1. If the branch manager is an associate broker, the associate broker may, when dealing with branch office transactions:

a. Review and initial contracts,

b. Supervise the activity of salespersons and associate brokers,

c. Hire or sever a salesperson or associate broker,

d. Sign compensation checks,

e. Be a signer on the branch office trust account and property management trust account,

f. Write checks from the broker's trust accounts, and

g. Be responsible for the handling of all trust account funds administered by the branch manager.

2. If the branch manager is a salesperson, the salesperson may, when dealing with branch office transactions:

a. Perform office management tasks that are not statutory duties of the employing broker, and

b. Be a signer on the broker's trust account and property management trust account.

C. Temporary office. An additional license is not required for a temporary office established for the original on-site sale of properties within the immediate area of a subdivision or unsubdivided land.

1. The broker named in the application for public report shall supervise operation of the temporary office to sell or lease the subdivided or unsubdivided land.

2. The broker shall display the subdivision or unsubdivided land name and the licensed name of the employing broker marketing the development in a prominent manner at the entrance to the temporary office.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-28-304

Adopted effective May 1, 1980 (Supp. 80-3). Amended subsection (A) effective June 23, 1983 (Supp. 83-3). Amended subsection (A)(4) effective August 1, 1986 (Supp. 86-4). Former Section R4-28-08 renumbered and amended as Section R4-28-304 effective February 28, 1987 (Supp. 87-1). Former Section R4-28-304 repealed, new Section R4-28-304 adopted by final rulemaking at 5 A.A.R. 650, effective February 3, 1999 (Supp. 99-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 11 A.A.R. 506, effective March 5, 2005 (Supp. 05-1).