Free Connecticut Agency Practice Test — LicenseIQ

Question 1

An agency relationship can be terminated by all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

Agency ends by performance, expiration, mutual agreement, operation of law, death or incapacity, or destruction of the property - not by the wish of an unrepresented customer.

Question 2

Under §20-325i, a designated seller agent in a Connecticut brokerage:

Accepted Answer

§20-311 defines a designated seller agent as representing solely the named seller, and §20-325i provides that a designated agent is not a dual agent unless designated to represent both buyer and seller.

Question 3

An agent authorized to perform a single specific act for a principal is a:

Accepted Answer

A special (limited) agent has authority for a specific task, typical of a listing agent. A property manager is usually a general agent.

Question 4

When a broker appoints one salesperson to represent the seller and another salesperson in the same office to represent the buyer, this is:

Accepted Answer

Designated agency assigns separate agents within one brokerage; the broker is still a dual agent and written consent is required.

Question 5

The statutory Dual Agency Consent Agreement advises both parties to:

Accepted Answer

§20-325g's form advises both parties to seek competent legal and tax advice about the transaction and the documents, including the consent itself.

Question 6

A licensee never signs a buyer agreement but repeatedly gives a buyer negotiating advice and acts on his behalf. An agency relationship may have been created by:

Accepted Answer

Implied agency arises from conduct; the agent then owes full fiduciary duties. Express agency is created by stated agreement, ideally in writing.

Question 7

A listing agent knows the seller will accept $20,000 less than list price. A buyer asks, 'Will they take less?' The agent should:

Accepted Answer

The duty of confidentiality bars disclosing information, like the seller's lowest acceptable price, that would harm the client's bargaining position.

Question 8

Which of the following is a fiduciary duty an agent owes the principal?

Accepted Answer

Fiduciary duties are Confidentiality, Obedience, Accounting, Loyalty and Disclosure (COALD), plus reasonable care.

Question 9

During a listing walk-through, the agent notices fresh paint on one ceiling area and a musty odor. The agent should:

Accepted Answer

Agents are not inspectors, but must recognize red flags (stains, odors, cracks) and disclose them for further investigation.

Question 10

Which fiduciary duty continues even after the agency relationship has ended?

Accepted Answer

Most fiduciary duties end with the agency, but the agent must continue to keep the former client's confidential information private.

Question 11

A property manager owes fiduciary duties primarily to the:

Accepted Answer

The property manager is the owner's (general) agent and owes fiduciary duties to the owner, while dealing honestly with tenants.

Question 12

The fiduciary duty that requires an agent to safeguard and account for all money and property received on behalf of the client is:

Accepted Answer

The duty of accounting requires the agent to track, report on and properly handle all funds and documents belonging to the client.

Question 13

Connecticut's leasing agent exemption applies to unlicensed individuals working for the owner of a multiunit development, defined as a residential complex of at least how many units?

Accepted Answer

§20-311(19) defines a multiunit development as a residential complex with at least 50 units leased or available to lease. Leasing agents doing only authorized leasing activity are exempt under §20-329.

Question 14

A listing broker's MLS entry offers compensation to cooperating brokers who act as subagents of the seller. Under current Connecticut law this offer is:

Accepted Answer

P.A. 23-84 removed the former written-consent provisions from §20-325f and now prohibits any unilateral offer of subagency or agreement to compensate a subagent. Written seller consent no longer makes it lawful.

Question 15

A listing where the seller may sell themselves without owing commission, but only the listing broker among agents is protected, is:

Accepted Answer

In an exclusive agency listing, the seller pays no commission on a self-sale, but the listing broker is protected if any broker sells it. (Reclassified to section 6 / CORE.)

Question 16

Which information may a Connecticut dual agent disclose to both parties without special written instruction?

Accepted Answer

The consent form requires that property information requested by either party, including MLS data on listed and sold properties, be disclosed to both. The other three are among the four protected items.

Question 17

A listing agent knows the seller's spouse died of natural causes in the home last year. Absent a written request, must the agent disclose this?

Accepted Answer

§20-311(21) defines the site of a death or felony as a nonmaterial fact, and §20-329dd says it is not a material fact requiring disclosure and creates no cause of action for nondisclosure.

Question 18

Which statement about designated agency in Connecticut is correct?

Accepted Answer

§20-325i makes designation optional for the broker (or a licensee the broker authorizes) and limits it to a particular transaction.

Question 19

Along with the types of available agency relationships, the first-meeting disclosure must tell the prospective party that:

Accepted Answer

§20-325d(b)(1) requires the licensee to state that the prospective party should not share confidential information with the licensee until they have entered a written agreement for representation.

Question 20

A buyer preparing a bona fide offer asks the listing agent in writing whether the home was ever the site of a homicide, felony, or suicide. The seller refuses to answer. What must the agent do?

Accepted Answer

§20-329ee requires the owner, through the agent, to report findings in writing, or, if the owner refuses, requires the agent to advise the buyer in writing of the refusal.

Question 21

A seller knows that the basement flooded last spring, but the damage was repaired and is not visible. The seller and listing agent must:

Accepted Answer

Latent (hidden) defects known to the seller or agent must be disclosed; failing to do so can create liability for both.

Question 22

A property manager authorized to collect rents, sign leases, hire contractors and run the owner's buildings on an ongoing basis is typically a:

Accepted Answer

A general agent handles a range of matters in a continuing relationship (typical of property management). A listing agent is a special (limited) agent for one transaction.

Question 23

Under §20-325d as amended effective April 1, 2024, when must a licensee give a prospective party written disclosure of the types of agency relationships available?

Accepted Answer

§20-325d(b) requires the disclosure 'not later than the first personal meeting.' Waiting until a contract is signed is too late, since confidential information may already have been shared.

Question 24

The client a broker represents is the:

Accepted Answer

The principal is the client to whom the agent owes fiduciary duties; a customer is a party the agent works with but does not represent.

Question 25

A seller instructs her listing agent not to show the home to buyers of a certain national origin. The agent should:

Accepted Answer

Obedience requires following lawful instructions only. Discriminatory instructions violate fair housing laws and must be refused.

Connecticut real estate agency practice test

1. An agency relationship can be terminated by all of the following EXCEPT:

2. Under §20-325i, a designated seller agent in a Connecticut brokerage:

3. An agent authorized to perform a single specific act for a principal is a:

4. When a broker appoints one salesperson to represent the seller and another salesperson in the same office to represent the buyer, this is:

5. The statutory Dual Agency Consent Agreement advises both parties to:

6. A licensee never signs a buyer agreement but repeatedly gives a buyer negotiating advice and acts on his behalf. An agency relationship may have been created by:

7. A listing agent knows the seller will accept $20,000 less than list price. A buyer asks, 'Will they take less?' The agent should:

8. Which of the following is a fiduciary duty an agent owes the principal?

9. During a listing walk-through, the agent notices fresh paint on one ceiling area and a musty odor. The agent should:

10. Which fiduciary duty continues even after the agency relationship has ended?

11. A property manager owes fiduciary duties primarily to the:

12. The fiduciary duty that requires an agent to safeguard and account for all money and property received on behalf of the client is:

13. Connecticut's leasing agent exemption applies to unlicensed individuals working for the owner of a multiunit development, defined as a residential complex of at least how many units?

14. A listing broker's MLS entry offers compensation to cooperating brokers who act as subagents of the seller. Under current Connecticut law this offer is:

15. A listing where the seller may sell themselves without owing commission, but only the listing broker among agents is protected, is:

16. Which information may a Connecticut dual agent disclose to both parties without special written instruction?

17. A listing agent knows the seller's spouse died of natural causes in the home last year. Absent a written request, must the agent disclose this?

18. Which statement about designated agency in Connecticut is correct?

19. Along with the types of available agency relationships, the first-meeting disclosure must tell the prospective party that:

20. A buyer preparing a bona fide offer asks the listing agent in writing whether the home was ever the site of a homicide, felony, or suicide. The seller refuses to answer. What must the agent do?

21. A seller knows that the basement flooded last spring, but the damage was repaired and is not visible. The seller and listing agent must:

22. A property manager authorized to collect rents, sign leases, hire contractors and run the owner's buildings on an ongoing basis is typically a:

23. Under §20-325d as amended effective April 1, 2024, when must a licensee give a prospective party written disclosure of the types of agency relationships available?

24. The client a broker represents is the:

25. A seller instructs her listing agent not to show the home to buyers of a certain national origin. The agent should:

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