Breaking a contract with a realtor
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Breaking a contract with a realtor
I live in Scottsdale Arizona and I signed a 6 month contract with a realtor/broker. He had not done anything he said was going to do other than list the house on mls and some websites. I’ve expressed my disappointment and that I wanted out of our contract and he said that the contract is bilateral and he doesn’t agree to the break and wants me to sign something saying he gets money if I back out. Is there anything that I can do?
Asked on May 3, 2019 under Real Estate Law, Arizona
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
The issue is whether he has done what the contract or any attachments to it (e.g. things laying out a marketing plan) indicate he should do. If he has violated the contract's terms, you can terminate the contract: one party's breach of material, or importnat, terms of a contract allows the other party to treat the contract as terminated by the breach. But if he has complied with the contract's terms, the best bet is to wait out the 6 months then not renew the contract, so as to avoid possibly having to pay him commissions if you sell during that period.
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