Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-06
REALTY LICENSE
| LAWSARE PRESSED
Campaign for Enactment by
State Legislatures Renewed
by Realtors.

With the opening of the Fall sessions
of State Legislatures now near at
hand, realtors are again taking their
stand for the enactment of laws re-
Quiring the real estate broker and
salesman to be licensed by the State in
which they operate.
Legislation to this effect for the
District of Columbia was given lengthy
consideration at the past session of
Congress, and while there was strong
support for the measure from legis-
lators final action was deferred.
Such laws are now in effect in &c
States and Canadian Provinces.
Resolutions have been drafted by the
New Jersey Real Estate Commission
and by the commissions of New York
and Pennsylvania extending reciprocal
courtesies to real estate licensees be-
tween New York and New Jersey and
New Jersey and Pennsylvania. In adj
dition, the New Jersey Real Estate
Commission has drawn a blanket reso-
luton whereby reciprocal agreements
would be entered into with any other
State which can or will extend re-
ciprocal courtesy to New Jersey
licensees.
California Example Cited.
The National Association of Real
Estate Boards, which is sponsoring
adoption of such laws, cites a recent
statement of the California Real Estate
Department as an example of how a
real estate license commission may act
with the objective of protecting both
the buyer of property and the reputable
real estate operator and seek to ellml-
nate the fraud and misrepresentation
The California government agency
recently established minimum require
ments for subdivisions to be marketed
in the area which, it is said, will be
affected by the construction OF Boul-
der DAM The department warned
operators that they will be closely
scrutinized in their activities when
they undertake the sale of properties
on the promise of direct benefits TO
accrue from the Boulder Dam con-
struction.
Minimum Requirements Outlined.
The commission also outlined the
following minimum requirements Tor
any subdivision offered:
ssStreets-The streets should be of
adequate width, in accordance with
the accepted understanding of proper
widths for business and residential
DEVELOPMENTS The streets must be
dragged and rolled, or otherwise
packed, ana properly graded, anu given
oil or other treatment which will re-
suit in firm and lasting surface.
''Water-It must be established that
there is an adequate supply of good
water for the use of the entire tract
offered for sale, in anticipation of a
high percentage of occupancy OF that
tract. The water should be under
pressure from storage tanks and be
distributed throughout the tract in
pipes of sufficient size and good
quality.
size of lots-The department has
always felt that 25-foot lot is not
sufficient for residential occupancy. It
prefers a minimum of 40 feet width
and at least 100 feet depth. II less
than 40 feet width, the department
will insist upon all advertising matter
stating the size.
advertising Advertising which over
steps the bounds of reason in the mat
ter of making inducements or repre-
sensations as to profits to be made
from purchase of small parcels OF land
for investment will be severely frowned
upon by the department, and sub
dividers who make use Of this type OF
literature may expect to be subjected to
the departments censure."