452.01(4)
(4) "Disciplinary proceeding" means a proceeding against one or more licensees or registrants in which the board may revoke, suspend, or limit a license or registration, reprimand a licensee or registrant, or assess a forfeiture or require education or training under
s. 452.14 (4m) or
(4r).
452.01 Note
NOTE: Sub. (4) is shown as affected by
2013 Wis. Acts 124 and
288 and as merged by the legislative reference bureau under s. 13.92 (2) (i).
452.01(4d)
(4d) "Employ," when used in reference to a broker employing another broker, a salesperson, or a time-share salesperson, means engaging the services of another broker, a salesperson, or a time-share salesperson to provide brokerage services to the broker's clients and customers on behalf of the broker and under the broker's supervision, including engaging a broker, salesperson, or time-share salesperson as an independent contractor.
452.01(4h)
(4h) "Employee," when used in reference to an employee of a broker, means another broker, a salesperson, or a time-share salesperson who provides brokerage services to the broker's clients and customers on behalf of the broker and under the broker's supervision, including a broker, salesperson, or time-share salesperson engaged by the broker as an independent contractor.
452.01(4p)
(4p) "Employer," when used in reference to a broker who is the employer of another broker, a salesperson, or a time-share salesperson, means a broker who engages the services of another broker, a salesperson, or a time-share salesperson to provide brokerage services to the broker's clients and customers on behalf of the broker and under the broker's supervision, including a broker who engages the services of another broker, salesperson, or time-share salesperson as an independent contractor.
452.01(4t)
(4t) "Employment," when used in reference to a broker's employment of another broker, a salesperson, or a time-share salesperson, means the state of being engaged by a broker to provide services to the broker's clients and customers on behalf of the broker and under the broker's supervision, including being engaged by the employing broker as an independent contractor.
452.01(4v)
(4v) "Felony" means a felony under the laws of this state or a crime committed elsewhere that would be a felony if committed in this state. "Felony" does not include a felony for which the applicant has been pardoned; a felony for which the conviction has been reversed, set aside, or vacated; or a felony for which the conviction has been expunged under
s. 973.015.
452.01(5)
(5) "Licensee" means any person licensed or registered under this chapter, other than an inactive licensee registered under
s. 452.12 (6).
452.01(5g)
(5g) "Material adverse fact" means an adverse fact that a party indicates is of such significance, or that is generally recognized by a competent licensee as being of such significance to a reasonable party, that it affects or would affect the party's decision to enter into a contract or agreement concerning a transaction or affects or would affect the party's decision about the terms of such a contract or agreement.
452.01(5j)
(5j) "Multiple representation relationship" means a relationship between a broker and 2 or more of the broker's clients in which the clients are parties in the same transaction.
452.01(5m)
(5m) "Negotiate" means to provide to a party assistance within the scope of the knowledge, skills, and training required under this chapter in developing a proposal or agreement relating to a transaction, including doing any of the following:
452.01(5m)(a)
(a) Acting as an intermediary by facilitating or participating in communications between parties related to the parties' interests in a transaction. In this paragraph, providing advice or opinions on matters that are material to a transaction in which a person is engaged or intends to engage or showing a party real estate does not, in and of itself, constitute acting as an intermediary by facilitating or participating in communications between parties.
452.01(5m)(b)
(b) Completing, when requested by a party, appropriate department-approved forms or other writings to document the party's proposal consistent with the party's intent.
452.01(5m)(c)
(c) Presenting to a party the proposals of other parties to the transaction and giving the party a general explanation of the provisions of the proposal.
452.01(5n)
(5n) "Out-of-state broker" means a person who is not licensed under this chapter and who is regularly and lawfully engaged in the real estate brokerage business in another state, a territory or possession of the United States, or a foreign country.
452.01(5p)
(5p) "Out-of-state salesperson" means a person who is not licensed under this chapter and who is employed by an out-of-state broker. "Out-of-state salesperson" includes a time-share salesperson employed by an out-of-state broker.
452.01(5r)
(5r) "Party" means a person seeking to engage in a transaction.
452.01(5w)
(5w) "Principal broker" means a broker who engages a subagent to provide brokerage services in a transaction.
452.01(6)
(6) "Real estate practice" means engaging in conduct which requires a license under this chapter.
452.01(7)
(7) "Salesperson" means any person other than a broker or time-share salesperson who is employed by a broker.
452.01(7r)
(7r) "Subagent" means a broker who is engaged by another broker to provide brokerage services in a transaction, but who is not the other broker's employee.
452.01(9)
(9) "Time-share salesperson" means a person, other than a person licensed under
s. 452.09, who is employed by a licensed broker to sell or offer or attempt to negotiate an initial sale or purchase of a time share but who may not perform any other acts authorized by this chapter to be performed by a broker or salesperson.
452.01(10)
(10) "Transaction" means the sale, exchange, purchase or rental of, or the granting or acceptance of an option to sell, exchange, purchase or rent, an interest in real estate, a business or a business opportunity.
452.01 Annotation
A foreign corporation that entered into a brokerage contract to sell a radio station without being licensed in this state could not sue for its commission. The licensing requirement is not an unlawful burden on interstate commerce. Chapman Company, Inc. v. Service Broadcasting Corporation,
52 Wis. 2d 32,
187 N.W.2d 794 (1971).
452.01 Annotation
Units of interest in a limited partnership are personalty and not real estate, and no real estate broker's license is required for their sale. 60 Atty. Gen. 254.
452.01 Annotation
That one who owns stock in a corporation owns "an interest" in a business under sub. (2) (a) and that therefore anyone who negotiates a sale of stock requires a license under this section cannot be right. That would require every securities broker in Wisconsin to have a real estate broker's license as well as a securities license. Schlueter v. Latek,
683 F.3d 350 (2012).
452.01 Annotation
The `New' Chapter 452: Defining Real Estate Broker Practice. Leibsle. Wis. Law. June 2006.
452.025
452.025
Time-share salespersons. 452.025(1)(a)(a) A person desiring to act as a time-share salesperson shall submit to the board an application for a certificate of registration.
452.025(1)(b)
(b) The application for registration as a time-share salesperson shall be in the form prescribed by the board and shall include all of the following:
452.025(1)(b)3.
3. Certification from the licensed broker employing the applicant that the applicant is competent to act as a time-share salesperson.
452.025(1)(b)4.
4. Any other information that the board reasonably requires to enable it to determine the competency of the person to transact business as a time-share salesperson in a manner that safeguards the interests of the public.
452.025(1)(c)
(c) Each application for registration as a time-share salesperson shall be accompanied by an initial credential fee determined by the department under
s. 440.03 (9) (a) or the applicable renewal fee determined by the department under
s. 440.03 (9) (a), whichever is appropriate.
452.025(2)
(2) A person shall not engage in the business or occupation of, or advertise or hold himself or herself out as, a time-share salesperson unless the person is registered under this section or licensed under
s. 452.09.
452.025(3)(a)(a) A time-share salesperson registered under this section may act as a time-share salesperson only when employed by a licensed broker.
452.025(3)(b)1.1. Except as provided in
subd. 2., a time-share salesperson registered under this section shall not draft or complete a purchase agreement, offer to purchase, or other contract or document related to the sale of a time share.
452.025(3)(b)2.
2. A time-share salesperson registered under this section may complete a form purchase agreement or offer to purchase, if the form purchase agreement or offer to purchase has been approved by the board and includes only the following:
452.025(3)(b)2.c.
c. Identification and price of the time share being purchased and the amount of the downpayment and where it will be held.
452.025(3)(b)2.g.
g. The signature of the time-share salesperson and the name of the employing broker.
452.025(3)(b)2.i.
i. Information required under
s. 707.46 to be included in a contract for the purchase of a time share.
452.025(4)
(4) A time-share salesperson registered under this section may apply at any time to transfer employment to another licensed broker by submitting to the board an application in the form prescribed by the board and the transfer fee specified in
s. 440.05 (7).
452.025(5)(a)(a) The renewal date for certificates of registration granted by the board under this section is specified under
s. 440.08 (2) (a).
452.025(5)(b)
(b) An application to renew a certificate of registration granted under this section shall, on or before the applicable renewal date specified under
s. 440.08 (2) (a), be submitted with the applicable renewal fee determined by the department under
s. 440.03 (9) (a) and a completed copy of the form under
s. 452.05 (1) (i).
452.03
452.03
Brokers and salespersons licensed. No person may engage in or follow the business or occupation of, or advertise or hold himself or herself out as, or act temporarily or otherwise as a broker or salesperson without a license. The board may grant a license only to a person who is competent to transact such businesses in a manner that safeguards the interests of the public, and only after satisfactory proof of the person's competence has been presented to the board.
452.03 Annotation
Under s. 452.03 an agreement to pay a real estate brokerage commission to a person not licensed as a broker is void at its inception. Using a licensed broker who provides no actual services as a conduit for a fee to an unlicensed person does not create a co-brokerage arrangement authorized by s. 452.19. Badger III Ltd. v. Howard, Needles, Tammen & Bergendoff,
196 Wis. 2d 891,
539 N.W.2d 904 (Ct. App. 1995),
94-2531.
452.03 Annotation
Officers of a corporation or partners of a partnership can act for the corporation or partnership in the rental of real estate owned by the entity without being licensed as real estate brokers. 60 Atty. Gen. 1 (1971).
452.03 Annotation
Actions of a tenants union on behalf of its members may require a real estate broker's license. 60 Atty. Gen. 118 (1971).
452.03 Annotation
The permitted limits of nonlicensed independent contractor agents are discussed. 70 Atty. Gen. 23.
452.05
452.05
Duties and powers of board. 452.05(1)
(1) In addition to the other duties and responsibilities of the board under this chapter, the board shall advise the secretary on matters relating to real estate practice and shall:
452.05(1)(a)
(a) Grant and issue licenses to brokers and salespersons and registrations to time-share salespersons.
452.05(1)(b)
(b) Approve forms for use in real estate practice. The board may conduct public hearings on matters relating to the approval of forms used in real estate practice.
452.05(1)(c)
(c) After consultation with the council on real estate curriculum and examinations, promulgate rules establishing criteria for the approval of educational programs and training sessions under
s. 452.09 (2) and approve such programs and sessions in accordance with the established criteria.
452.05(1)(d)
(d) After consultation with the council on real estate curriculum and examinations, brokers and salespersons licensed under this chapter, and interested members of the public, establish criteria for the approval of continuing educational programs and courses in real estate related subjects required for renewal under
s. 452.12 (5) (c).
452.05(1)(g)
(g) Approve continuing educational programs and courses in accordance with the criteria established under
par. (d). In order to be approved, a continuing educational program or course must require brokers and salespersons to pass an examination on the information presented at the program or course in order to successfully complete and receive continuing education credit for the program or course under
s. 452.12 (5) (c).
452.05(1)(h)
(h) If the board promulgates rules under
s. 452.07 (2), create a form on which an individual applying for a determination under those rules may do all of the following:
452.05(1)(h)1.
1. State whether he or she has ever been convicted of a crime.
452.05(1)(h)2.
2. Identify the date of conviction for any crime described under
subd. 1. and describe the nature and circumstances of the crime.
452.05(1)(h)3.
3. Sign his or her name to attest to the accuracy and truthfulness of the information under
subds. 1. and
2. and to acknowledge the department's authority to conduct an investigation under
s. 440.03 (13).
452.05(1)(i)
(i) Create a form on which an individual applying to renew a broker's or salesperson's license or a time-share salesperson's certificate of registration may do all of the following:
452.05(1)(i)1.
1. State whether he or she has been convicted of a crime since he or she last applied to renew the license or certificate or, for an initial renewal, since he or she initially applied for the license or certificate.
452.05(1)(i)2.
2. Identify the date of conviction for any crime described under
subd. 1. and describe the nature and circumstances of the crime.
452.05(1)(i)3.
3. Sign his or her name to attest to the accuracy and truthfulness of the information under
subds. 1. and
2. and to acknowledge all of the following:
452.05(1m)(a)1.
1. "Certified local register of historic property" means a register of historic property that is part of a historic preservation ordinance enacted by a city, village, town or county if the ordinance is certified by the state historical society under
s. 44.44.
452.05(1m)(a)3.
3. "Historic building" means a building that fulfills at least one of the following requirements:
452.05(1m)(a)3.a.
a. Is listed on a certified local register of historic property, if that fact is specified in a statement recorded in the office of the register of deeds for the county in which the commercial real estate is located.
452.05(1m)(a)3.b.
b. Is included in a district that is listed on a certified local register of historic property, if that fact is specified in a statement recorded in the office of the register of deeds for the county in which the commercial real estate is located, and has been determined by the city, village, town or county to contribute to the historic significance of the district.
