{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-08.88.620","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 08.88.620","heading":"Duties owed by licensee representing a person.","body":"Unless additional duties are agreed to in a written document signed by the person represented by the licensee, a real estate licensee who represents the person owes the person the following duties in addition to the other duties imposed by AS 08.88.615:\n(1) not taking action that the licensee knows is adverse or detrimental to the interest of the represented person in a real estate transaction;\n(2) disclosure of a conflict of interest to the represented person in a timely manner;\n(3) advising the represented person to obtain expert advice on a matter that relates to the real estate transaction that is beyond the licensee's expertise;\n(4) not disclosing confidential information from or about the represented person without written consent, except under a subpoena or another court order, even after termination of the licensee's relationship with the represented person;\n(5) if the represented person is a seller or a lessor, unless otherwise agreed to in writing, making a good faith and continuous effort to find a buyer or lessee for the real estate of the seller or lessor, except that a licensee is not required to seek additional offers to buy or lease the real estate while the real estate is subject to an existing contract for sale or lease; and\n(6) if the represented party is a buyer or a lessee, unless otherwise agreed to in writing, making a good faith and continuous effort to find real estate for the buyer or lessee, except that a licensee is not obligated to\n(A) seek additional real estate to buy or lease for the buyer or lessee while the buyer or lessee is a party to an existing contract to buy or lease real estate; or\n(B) show to the buyer or lessee real estate for which there is not a written agreement to pay compensation to the licensee.","path":["Title 8. Business and Professions.","Chapter 88. Real Estate Brokers and Other Licensees.","Article 5. License Relationships and Duties."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#08.88.620","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:16:30Z","sha256":"174d722a728800f916b2b44820d627903ae0af75c65dd6ab2ccee8800e3df0f1","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-08.88.615","next":"us-ak/as-08.88.625"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}