Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-09
RULES T|GHTENED
ON D. c. BROKERS
Real Estate Dealers Affected
by Proposed License
Measure.
BY JOHN A. PETTY,

Secretary WASHINGTON Real Estate Board.
Nonresident real estate brokers,
whether individuals, firms or corpora
tons, and nonresident real estate
statesmen would come under the pro-
visions of the real estate brokers'
license law proposed for the District
OF Columbia. A nonresident acting
as a real estate broker or real estate
salesman, or attempting to do so,
within the District of Columbia with
out a license is subject to the penal
ties set out in the law.
Any nonresident making applica-
ton for license must comply with all
of the general principles of the law
in respect thereto. If a license is
issued to a nonresident he must con-
duct his business in accordance with
the same conditions provided for resi-
dent licensees. Property owners, acting
in relation to their own property, at
torneys-at-law performing their duties
as such, and all other types OF ex-
emptionS apply to non-reSidentS just
as they apply to residents.
Powers Are Discretionary.
The Real Estate Commission has
discretionary powers in the issuance
of licenses to non-residents in respect
to waving certain phases OF the pre-
scribed application. In lieu OF the
recommendations and statements re-
ouired to accompany an application for
a license, the Real Estate Commission
may recognize the license issued to
the nonresident by any State In the
Union. However, in such cases the
nonresident must file with the COM
mission a certified copy OF the license
he holds from another State; pro-
vided. however, in the case OF
broker, he shall maintain an active
place of business in, the State from
which he already holds license.
AS an additional safeguard, every
nonresident applicant shall file an
irreyocable consent that suits or &C
tions of law may be started against
him in the proper court OF the DIS
trict of Columbia by service on the
secretary of the commission OF any
process or pleading authorized by the
laws of the District Of Columbia.
Consent to Validity.
He further consents that any sucf
service on the secretary OF the com,
mission shall be taken and held In al
courts to be as valid and binding as II
due service had been MADE upon MN ~
the DlSbIlCL Oh NOluAA1hAos = AAA'
ment Of irrevocable consent shall DC
authenticated by the seal Of the appn'
cant If corporation or by the acKnoWl.
edged signature of q member or omcel
thereof II otherwise.
Any process or pleading served on TN
secretary of the commission must De II
duplicate, one copy to be retained II
the files Of the commission ana Tn
other forwarded by registered mail Z
the main office of the applicant agalns
whom such process or pleading Is oil
rected. All applications OF non-reSl'
dents. except for individuals, shall b
accompanied by a certified copy OF tn
resolution Of the proper officers or man
aging board authorizing the proper ON
Ger to execute the same.
AS in the case of resident brokers anc
statesmen, each nonresident hcenset
must file q bond of 1000, running tc
the District of Columbia, which bono
must be executed to two SUFFICIENT sure
ties, to be approved by the commission
or executed by a surety company duly
authorized to do business In the DIS
trict of Columbia.