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This law was first created in 1992. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 717 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1992 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":245807,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58418,"identifier":"55.1-712","token":"55.1\/II\/7\/55.1-712","url":"\/55.1-712\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-712\/","token":"55.1\/II\/7\/55.1-712","dublin_core":{"Title":"Duties of real estate licensees","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-712","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A real estate licensee representing an owner of residential real property as the listing broker has a duty to inform each such owner represented by that licensee of the owner’s rights and obligations under this chapter. A real estate licensee representing a purchaser of residential real property or, if the purchaser is not represented by a licensee, the real estate licensee representing an owner of residential real estate and dealing with the purchaser has a duty to inform each such purchaser of the purchaser’s rights and obligations under this chapter. Provided that a real estate licensee performs those duties, the licensee shall have no further duties to the parties to a residential real estate transaction under this chapter and shall not be liable to any party<\/span> to a residential real estate transaction for a violation of this chapter or for any failure to disclose any information regarding any real property subject to this chapter.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDUTIES OF REAL ESTATE LICENSEES (\u00a7 55.1-712)\n\nA real estate licensee representing an owner of residential real property as the\nlisting broker has a duty to inform each such owner represented by that licensee\nof the owner’s rights and obligations under this chapter. A real estate\nlicensee representing a purchaser of residential real property or, if the\npurchaser is not represented by a licensee, the real estate licensee\nrepresenting an owner of residential real estate and dealing with the purchaser\nhas a duty to inform each such purchaser of the purchaser’s rights and\nobligations under this chapter. Provided that a real estate licensee performs\nthose duties, the licensee shall have no further duties to the parties to a\nresidential real estate transaction under this chapter and shall not be liable\nto any party to a residential real estate transaction for a violation of this\nchapter or for any failure to disclose any information regarding any real\nproperty subject to this chapter.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, c. 717, \u00a7 55-523; 2019, c. 712.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}