Posted: | July 20, 2017 11:39 AM |
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From: | Senator Andrew E. Dinniman |
To: | All Senate members |
Subject: | Legislation to Regulate Pipeline Land Agents |
Based on the many pipelines slated to cross Pennsylvania and on numerous constituent calls my office has received concerning the behavior of pipeline land agents, I will soon introduce legislation to amend Pennsylvania's Real Estate Licensing and Registration Act (last session’s SB 991). The bill has been updated to include a broader definition of land agent and provides for the regulation of land agents through the following: Defines Land Agent as: A person who, in the course and scope of the person’s business in this Commonwealth and on acting on the person’s own behalf or on behalf of a prospective lessee or buyer, has been engaged primarily in:
Requires Registration with the Pennsylvania Real Estate Commission, allowing for public access to a listing of registered agents.
Requires criminal history background checks of agents and provides the Commission with authority to revoke or suspend registration certificates for a number of reasons such as fraud or misrepresentation. |
Introduced as SB835