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This law was first created in 1995. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 741<\/a> and 813<\/a> 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. It has been modified 3 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 2006, chapter 627<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 750<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 334<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1467121,"object_type":"law","relational_id":368074,"identifier":"54.1-2141","token":"54.1\/II\/21\/3\/54.1-2141","url":"\/54.1-2141\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-2141\/","token":"54.1\/II\/21\/3\/54.1-2141","dublin_core":{"Title":"Brokerage relationship not created by using common source information company","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-2141","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

No licensee<\/span> representing a buyer or tenant shall be deemed to have a brokerage relationship<\/span> with a seller, landlord or other licensee<\/span> solely by reason of using a common source information company<\/span>. However, nothing contained in this article shall be construed to prevent a common source information company<\/span> from requiring, as a condition of participation in or use of such common source information, that licensees<\/span> providing information through such company disclose the nature of the brokerage relationship<\/span> with the client<\/span>, including, but not limited to, whether the licensee<\/span> is acting as (i) an independent contractor<\/span>, (ii) a limited service agent<\/span>, (iii) a standard agent<\/span>, or (iv) an agent as provided in the brokerage agreement<\/span>. A common source information company<\/span> may, but shall not be obligated to, require disclosure of a standard agency<\/span> relationship, and may adopt rules providing that absent any disclosure, a licensee<\/span> providing information through such company may be assumed to be acting as a standard agent<\/span>. A common source information company<\/span> shall have the right, but not the obligation, to make information about the nature of brokerage relationships<\/span> available to its participants and to settlement<\/span> service it provides including, without limitation, title insurance companies, lenders, and settlement<\/span> agents<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBROKERAGE RELATIONSHIP NOT CREATED BY USING COMMON SOURCE INFORMATION COMPANY\n(\u00a7 54.1-2141)\n\nNo licensee representing a buyer or tenant shall be deemed to have a brokerage\nrelationship with a seller, landlord or other licensee solely by reason of using\na common source information company. However, nothing contained in this article\nshall be construed to prevent a common source information company from\nrequiring, as a condition of participation in or use of such common source\ninformation, that licensees providing information through such company disclose\nthe nature of the brokerage relationship with the client, including, but not\nlimited to, whether the licensee is acting as (i) an independent contractor,\n(ii) a limited service agent, (iii) a standard agent, or (iv) an agent as\nprovided in the brokerage agreement. A common source information company may,\nbut shall not be obligated to, require disclosure of a standard agency\nrelationship, and may adopt rules providing that absent any disclosure, a\nlicensee providing information through such company may be assumed to be acting\nas a standard agent. A common source information company shall have the right,\nbut not the obligation, to make information about the nature of brokerage\nrelationships available to its participants and to settlement service it\nprovides including, without limitation, title insurance companies, lenders, and\nsettlement agents.\n\nHISTORY: 1995, cc. 741, 813; 2006, c. 627; 2012, c. 750; 2016, c. 334.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}