(a) A real estate
licensee may not employ an unlicensed person to perform activities for which a
real estate license is required under AS 08.88 and this chapter. A real estate
licensee may not employ an unlicensed person to perform any of the activities
in AS
08.88.161, including one or more of the
following:
(1) hosting an open house, kiosk,
or home show booth;
(2) showing a
property;
(3) explaining or
interpreting a
(A) contract of purchase and
sale; or
(B) listing contract or
property management contract, or any other form of service agreement.
(b) A real estate
licensee may employ an unlicensed person to perform administrative,
bookkeeping, clerical, and maintenance tasks related to real estate for which a
real estate license is not required under AS 08.88 and this chapter, including
(1) to answer the phone, take messages, and
forward calls to the licensee;
(2)
to schedule appointments for the licensee; activities allowed under this
paragraph do not include telephonic solicitation or soliciting business on
behalf of the licensee;
(3) to
obtain public information from a courthouse, municipality, or other source of
public information;
(4) to place or
remove signs on property;
(5) to
input data for listings and changes to a multiple listing service as approved
by the licensee;
(6) to have keys
made for property listed by the licensee;
(7) to unlock a property so that it may be
viewed or shown by a licensee, remain during the viewing or showing, and relock
the property;
(8) to draft
advertising copy, promotional materials, and correspondence for approval by the
licensee;
(9) to place
advertising;
(10) to act as a
courier;
(11) to fill in contract
forms with business and factual information as directed by the
licensee;
(12) to witness
signatures;
(13) to assemble file
documents;
(14) to follow up on a
transaction after a contract has been signed by arranging access to property
for an appraiser, contractor, inspector, or other service provider as
needed;
(15) to record and deposit
trust funds, including transaction deposits, security deposits, and
rents;
(16) to compute commission
checks;
(17) to monitor licenses
and personnel files;
(18) to
perform office filing;
(19) to
order items needed for routine repair;
(20) to perform or supervise maintenance,
repair, or building trades work, and answer questions about that work;
and
(21) to provide security
services.
