CRES - Connecticut Real Estate Salesperson

Question 21: Connecticut treats misrepresentation two ways: one provision punishes it only when done wilfully, while another disciplines a licensee for it regardless of intent. Which statement correctly assigns the wilfulness requirement between the criminal filing statute and the administrative grounds?

Wilfulness gates the administrative grounds

Neither provision requires wilfulness

Wilfulness gates only the criminal statute

Both provisions require wilfulness

Question 22: A buyer and seller dispute who is entitled to a forfeited deposit, and the broker is caught in the middle holding the funds. Under Connecticut law, on a proper motion, what may a court order the broker to do with the disputed funds?

Deposit them with the court

Release them to the seller

Keep them as earned commission

Split them between the parties

Question 23: A salesperson innocently but wrongly tells buyers that a Waterbury triple-decker has a brand-new roof. She argues no discipline can follow because she never intended to deceive anyone. Regarding administrative grounds for misrepresentation under Connecticut law, is her lack of intent a defense?

Yes, intent must be proven

No, intent is not required

Yes, unless a buyer relied

Yes, absent proof of harm

Question 24: A broker willfully fails to follow the escrow deposit requirements of Connecticut's trust-money statute while handling client funds. Which of the following best describes the criminal penalty the statute authorizes for a broker who willfully violates that particular escrow provision?

A fine, imprisonment, or both

License revocation with no fine

A civil forfeiture of deposits

A written reprimand only

Question 25: Every written listing agreement that fixes a broker's compensation must carry a specific notice, set conspicuously before the compensation terms in boldface type. What must that notice tell the client about the amount or rate of the broker's fee?

It follows a statutory schedule

It is set by the board

It is not fixed by law

It matches the prevailing market rate

Question 26: A broker maintains a general escrow account for client deposits and it earns interest over time. Under Connecticut law, and absent a separate client-specific account set up for a particular transaction, who is entitled to the interest earned on that broker escrow account?

The broker who holds it

The client whose funds earned it

The seller at closing

The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority

Question 27: A listing agent in Middletown is approached by a buyer who has signed no representation agreement with anyone and wants help writing an offer. Regarding this unrepresented buyer, what best describes the listing agent's position under Connecticut agency rules here?

Agent still represents only the seller

Agent now represents both parties equally

Agent automatically becomes the buyer's agent

Agent owes the buyer client duties

Question 28: A Norwalk broker's exclusive listing agreement carries a fixed termination date but also states it will automatically continue month to month afterward unless the seller cancels. Under Connecticut licensing law, what is the legal status of that automatic-continuation clause here?

It is allowed if disclosed

It is prohibited; a disciplinary ground

It is allowed with written consent

It is allowed on exclusive listings

Question 29: A Meriden licensee knows that a seller is already represented by another agent under an exclusive listing but wants information quickly and directly. Under the companion no-contact rule, with whom should the licensee ordinarily deal directly about this pending transaction?

The seller directly for speed

Either party, at the licensee's choice

The seller's agent, not the seller

The listing brokerage's clerical staff

Question 30: A prospective buyer in Greenwich casually chats with a salesperson at a coffee shop and assumes the salesperson now represents him. Under Connecticut practice and regulation, what event actually establishes a client-representation relationship between the buyer and that particular salesperson?

A casual conversation about needs

The buyer's silent assumption of representation

Sharing the buyer's confidential information

A written representation agreement

Question 31: As of April 2024, a Greenwich broker is considering whether to offer subagency to another firm to help sell a shoreline property. Under current Connecticut law, may the broker lawfully make a unilateral offer of subagency for that particular sale?

Yes, with the client's written consent

Yes, if the seller agrees orally

No, subagency is prohibited

Yes, through the multiple listing service

Question 32: Connecticut's mandatory first-meeting disclosure includes a warning to the prospective party about one specific behavior to avoid before any written representation agreement exists. Which warning does section 20-325d direct the licensee to give that prospective party at the first meeting?

Do not share confidential information yet

Do not contact any other broker

Do not tour homes without representation

Do not sign anything without counsel

Question 33: A person performed brokerage services for a seller and only afterward obtained a license, then tried to sue for the commission earned during that earlier period. Under section 20-325a, what determines whether an unlicensed person may bring such a commission action?

License status when the suit is filed

Whether the seller later paid voluntarily

Whether a broker supervised the work

License status when the acts occurred

Question 34: A Danbury salesperson learns that a homeowner already has an exclusive listing with a competing brokerage, yet takes steps designed to disrupt that existing agency relationship. Under the regulation on interference with another licensee, how is that salesperson's conduct treated?

It is permissible competition

It is prohibited interference

It is allowed with disclosure

It is lawful after the listing expires

Question 35: Connecticut's confidential information statute bars a licensee from revealing or misusing a client's confidential information, yet it allows disclosure in three limited situations. Which of the following is one of those three narrowly drawn statutory exceptions to the confidentiality rule?

Disclosure required by legal process

Disclosure that benefits a third party

Disclosure to close the deal

Disclosure the client would dislike

Question 36: After a buyer agency relationship ends, a Waterbury licensee wants to tell another agent private facts learned about her former client. Under the statute on confidential information, which specific action does the law clearly prohibit the licensee from taking here?

Reporting a crime to police

Complying with a court subpoena

Defending against a negligence claim

Revealing the client's confidential information

Question 37: A West Hartford brokerage wants someone other than the principal broker to make designated agent appointments on individual deals. Under the designated agency statute, besides the broker, who else may lawfully appoint a designated buyer agent or designated seller agent?

The seller or landlord directly

A licensee the broker authorizes

Any salesperson without authorization

Only the real estate commission

Question 38: Before a Danbury salesperson begins negotiating the sale of a client's colonial, RCSA section 20-328-6a requires the licensee to enter a listing agreement. Regarding that residential listing agreement, which requirement does the regulation impose on the licensee in this case?

It may be an oral understanding

It needs no expiration date

It must be in writing

It may omit the commission terms

Question 39: A Hartford broker appoints one licensee as the designated seller agent and a different licensee as the designated buyer agent for the same single-family house in one transaction. How does the designated agency statute classify those two separately designated individuals?

Both are dual agents

Neither is a dual agent

Only the seller agent is dual

Both become subagents

Question 40: A seller of a Bridgeport single-family home never delivered the required written residential property condition report before the buyer signed the binding purchase contract. Under Connecticut law, what must the seller provide the buyer at closing as a result?

A credit of five hundred dollars

A full refund of deposit

A one thousand dollar penalty

Nothing beyond the signed contract

CRES Connecticut Real Estate Salesperson - Set 1 - Part 2