Rule Changes Effective July 1

Following are changes in Commission rules that become effective July 1, 2010:

• Amend question #15 on the Residential Property Disclosure Form for home sellers to disclose whether their properties are affected by commercial, industrial, or military noise, odor, smoke, etc.;

• Allow postponement and completion of continuing education, Broker-in-Charge, and postlicensing courses, and the payment of license renewal fees for brokers and renewal of licensure/approval for brokers and instructors who are members of the United States armed forces serving in combat or in presidentially-declared disaster areas; and

• Clarify when and under what circumstances students in the Broker-in-Charge Course and in all continuing education courses may be absent during the scheduled classroom hours and still receive continuing education credit for attending the course.