What had happened is that I work with a guy, that is also a real estate agent. In the process of making, fullfilling, and purchasing a home, after this whole process I have found out threw a phone call that the agent had disclosed personal information about our deal. The reason I know, is because only him and I know about certain specifics that would have to have been leaked by either him or I. Now it could cause a problem at work.... i.e. embarrasement or other financial information not needed to be known at work.
2007-03-21 03:25:12 · 4 answers · asked by mrbdavis1 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
I would suggest that you move on and deal with the situation as it is. While you may be able to destroy the Agent's career it will cost you dearly in the end.
1. You will have to be able to prove that the Agent was responsible for divulging your information. Can you really prove this? or will it just be your word against his? A he-say-she-say situation will just be a waste of time with you getting no satisfaction in either money or results.
2. Do you have a signed Privacy Agreement between the Agent or his Broker and you in regards to the real estate transaction? Be sure to review all of your paperwork to make sure you have one of those and make sure it covers the divulgence of the information that you believe was divulged by the Agent in an unauthorized fashion.
3. Cost: you will have to hire a lawyer to pursue this matter. Are you willing to pay a lawyer with no guarantee of a resolution financially favorable to you? I will assure you that no lawyer will take this case on a contingency basis.
4. Filing a complaint against the Agent to the Real Estate Board is probably the best you can do in terms of getting back at the guy. But you want to be wary of the fact that if you are wrong about who divulged the information the Agent may have cause for a defamation of character lawsuit against you. If this does occur, you will definitely have to go deep into your pockets to hire a lawyer to defend yourself.
If the Agent did what you suspect that he did, he is a despicable human being and you should never deal with him again but I think you have to let this go and move on. Good luck and best wishes.
2007-03-21 03:58:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Report him to the Real Estate board. Seriously. This is pretty bad, agents are privy to LOTS of personal information and this is a major license violation.
2007-03-21 03:37:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a big no-no. You may have one large lawsuit against this guy. At the very least, his license to sell real estate is garbage. Talk to a lawyer to get the details. This guy is either a moron or the dumbest agent ever.
2007-03-21 03:33:29 · answer #3 · answered by biscuitperifrank 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's feasible that the truly property agent has the proper to refuse the present. If the vendor has advised the agent not to write or trouble with presents underneath a detailed cost, then the truly property agent is inside his rights to refuse. However, if the agent is making this option on his possess, then he is out of line.
2016-09-05 10:38:18 · answer #4 · answered by borja 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋