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Calgary, Alberta – On March 3, 2010, Kassem Mohamad Jarrah’s licence to trade in real estate was suspended by an order of a hearing panel of the Real Estate Council of Alberta (RECA) for a period of six months. He was also ordered to pay a fine in the amount of $5,000, costs in the amount of $11,000 and complete educational requirements.
Mr, Jarrah was formerly registered as a real estate associate with Twin Oakes Real Estate 1993 Inc. o/a Re/Max House of Real Estate and is currently unregistered.
Mr. Jarrah acted contrary to the Code of Conduct and the Real Estate Act Rules (as they then were) in that he:
- failed to act fairly, honestly and with integrity with non-client [s.7(b) of the Code of Conduct];
- failed to inform his broker of activity [s.23(f) of the Real Estate Act Rules];
- failed to disclose his relation to a party in a transaction [s.3(d) of the Code of Conduct];
- failed to obtain consent to dual agency [s.3(c) of the Code of Conduct];
- failed to provide trade records to his broker [s.23(e) of the Real Estate Act Rules]; and,
- failed to provide competent service [s.6(c) of the Code of Conduct].
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The Real Estate Council of Alberta (RECA) is an independent, non-government agency, responsible for regulating professionals in the real estate, mortgage broker and real estate appraisal industries under Alberta’s Real Estate Act. RECA is mandated to protect consumers and to provide services that enhance and improve the industry and the business of industry members. |
