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Business Relationship Not Presumed (Pennsylvania)

Pennsylvania does not presume any agency when a licensee begins helping a consumer; the Consumer Notice states that a business relationship is NOT presumed. Under RELRA, a licensee may perform services before signing an agreement but cannot collect a fee unless the services and fee are spelled out in a written agreement signed by the consumer, except open listings and non-exclusive buyer or tenant agreements, which may be oral with a written memorandum. Payment of compensation alone does not create an agency relationship.