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19 NYCRR 175.20

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Branch offices

Compiled source label: current through Apr 15, 2022

Register checked through July 8, 2026/Vol. XLVIII, Issue 27 (2026-07-08) - no later Register activity found for this section

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Compiled source current through
Apr 15, 2022
Register checked through
July 8, 2026/Vol. XLVIII, Issue 27 (2026-07-08)
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no later Register activity found
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DOS-11-15-00001-A
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May 20, 2015
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Jun 6, 2026
(a)Every branch office shall be owned, maintained and operated only by the licensed broker to whom the license for such office is issued. A branch office shall not be conducted, maintained and operated under an arrangement whereby a licensed salesman or employee of the broker shall pay, or be responsible for, any expense or obligation created or incurred in its conduct, maintenance or operation, or under any other arrangement, the purpose, intent or effect of which shall permit a licensed salesman or employee to carry on the business of real estate broker for his own benefit, directly, or indirectly, in whole or in part.
(b)Every branch office shall be under the direct supervision of the broker to whom the license is issued, or a representative broker of a corporation or partnership holding such license.
(c)No broker shall relocate his principal office or any branch office without prior approval of the department.

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