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1. Informed of Essential Facts
2. Disclosure of Role-Agency
3. Primary Duty to Client
4. Discovery of Facts
5. Written Service Agreements
6. Written Transaction Agreements
7. Expenses Related to Transaction
8. Disclosure of Benefits to Client
9. Disclosure of Benefits to Customers
10. Outside Professional Advice
11. Personal Interest in Property
12. Skilled and Conscientious Service
13. Advertising - Content/Accuracy
14. Advertising Listings of Other REALTORS®
15. Advertising Claims
16. Discrimination
17. Compliance with Board/Association Bylaws
18. Compliance with Statutory Requirements
19. Discrediting another Registrant
20. Respecting Contractual Relationships
21. Principal (Broker) Responsibility
22. Cooperation with Board/Association
23. Arbitration
24. Inter-Board and Inter-provincial Arbitration
25. Avoid Controversies
26. CREA Trademarks
27. Intellectual Property Rights of Boards/Associations
28. REALTORS® Acting as Principal
ARTICLE 20 RESPECTING CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIPS

The agency or other contractual relationship of a Registrant shall be respected by all REALTORS®. Negotiations regarding an offer or the acceptance of an offer with any party who is exclusively represented shall be carried on with the Registrant representing the party except with the consent of the Registrant.

Interpretations

20.1 A REALTOR® should not in any manner, by specific direction or suggestion, advise a party to a contract that the party should attempt to breach the contract.

20.2 Prior to the expiry of an existing listing/buyer agency agreement, a REALTOR® may enter into a Listing agreement with a seller for the same property or a buyer agency agreement with the same buyer provided the following conditions are met:

(a) Any communication with the seller/buyer:

(i) may be initiated by the seller/buyer; or
(ii) if initiated by the REALTOR® must comply with Board Bylaws/Rules concerning solicitation and any applicable provincial or federal legislation or regulation; and

(b) any new Listing agreement for the property or buyer agency agreement with the buyer shall not commence until the expiry of the current Listing/buyer agency agreement.