Opinion ID: 2538217
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Brokerage Representation Agreement

Text: In the Representation Agreement, the property is addressed as 4565 Nounan Road, County Bear Lake, City Nounan, Zip 83254, Legal description approx. 500 acres mountain property. This description was found by the district court to be insufficient to meet the statutory requirement of I.C. § 54-2050(1)(b). Idaho Code § 54-2050(1)(b) requires real estate brokerage representation agreements to be in writing and to contain a legally enforceable description of the property. There was no apparent misunderstanding between the Bartschis and Flinders Realty as to which property was being sold. When a discussion ensued over the description of the property, Ms. Bartschi provided the tax notices and a map highlighting the property to Flinders Realty. Flinders Realty knew of the location of the property, was shown the property by Don Bartschi and his son, Jeff, on two different occasions and the boundaries of the parcel had been pointed out. However, the property description in the Representation Agreement contains only the home address of the Bartschis and the approximate acreage being sold. There is no reference in the Representation Agreement to the tax notices or map. This description is even more vague than the description contained in the Real Estate Purchase and Sale Agreement and therefore is also inadequate. This Court holds that the property description contained in the Brokerage Representation Agreement between the Bartschis and Flinders Realty is not a legally enforceable description of the property as required by I.C. § 54-2050(1)(b) and I.C. § 9-503.