2020 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 12 - Professions And Occupations
Article 10. Real Estate
Section 12-10-401. Legislative declaration.
(1) The general assembly finds, determines, and declares that the public will best be served through a better understanding of the public's legal and working relationships with real estate brokers and by being able to engage any such real estate broker on terms and under conditions that the public and the real estate broker find acceptable. This includes engaging a broker as a single agent or transaction-broker. Individual members of the public should not be exposed to liability for acts or omissions of real estate brokers that have not been approved, directed, or ratified by the individuals. Further, the public should be advised of the general duties, obligations, and responsibilities of the real estate broker they engage.
(2) This part 4 is enacted to govern the relationships between real estate brokers and sellers, landlords, buyers, and tenants in real estate transactions.
Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 643, § 1, effective October 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-61-801 as it existed prior to 2019.
