This is my problem. I listed my house with donati real estate for about a year. they couldn't sell my house so i asked my agent that I want out from their contract and going with century 21. he said you can go ahead there will be no problem. so now i am with century 21 & my house is in contract. Now this Dontai agency came back from dead & want commission too. They are threatening to come on the closing table & want me to pay him too.
I am already selling the house very cheap just to get rid of it & there is not much money going in my pocket if I have to pay them then I'll have to pay them from my own pocket.
I asked this question before, But I need to scare this sleazy guy.
Please Help if anybody knows any thing about this & where can i complain.
Thanks
2007-10-15 02:23:41 · 4 answers · asked by mraatif 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
You did ask this before, and I think it was explained clearly why you might owe Donati commission. I take it that you do owe the commission.
Complain to the Cenruty 21 BROKER, go over the agents head. The agent $crewed up and should settle this with Donati. You can also (will take longer) try your states real estate board.
Lastly you can try the legal system, but you will loose there. You signed the contracts, not Century 21, you will be the one to pay. ETHICALLY they should, it was their job to make sure you were selling correctly, but I do not think a judge will hold them to that. The real estate board might though, which is why the broker is likely to settle this directly with the other real estate company.
2007-10-15 03:10:20 · answer #1 · answered by Landlord 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look at the listing agreement with the first broker. It will tell you how much notice you must give in order to cancel the listing (I assume it was an exclusive listing). If you gave them that notice and then you hired Century 21 after that period had passed then you're home free. You did pay attention to these details didn't you? If you screwed this up and didn't wait for the notice period to lapse prior to signing with Century 21 and assuming that Century 21 found this buyer after the notice period had lapsed you're still okay but you'll have to straighten out the problem. Century 21 and Dontai will end up fighting for the commission and will probably go to the arbitration panel for the local real estate governing board (this is usually non-government but is a self-regulatory body run by and for the realtors). Now, if you didn't give Dontai any notice and hired Century 21 or Century 21 found a buyer while in the notice period you're kind of screwed and you need a real estate lawyer. The one handling your house sale can probably help for an additional fee.
2016-04-08 21:46:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Were you my client, I'd ask the prior agency to provide me with a copy of whatever document justifies their claim. It doesn't sound like there is such a document. If that didn't make them go away, I'd look at the state statutes that control realtors and brokers, and find the specific one that covers making such a fraudulent claim, and provide them with a copy.
Where you complain depends on how your state regulates professional licenses.
2007-10-15 02:49:13 · answer #3 · answered by open4one 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ask your centiry 21 agent what to do, and if that doesn't help, you may need a lawyer.
2007-10-15 02:31:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋