{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-62-13-603","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-13-603","heading":"Unlawful referral solicitation - Unlawful retribution for existence of agency relationship","body":"(a) It is unlawful for any person or entity to: (1) Solicit or request a referral fee from a real estate licensee without reasonable cause; or (2) Threaten to reduce or withhold employee relocation benefits or to take other action adverse to the interests of a client of a real estate licensee because of an agency relationship. (b) Reasonable cause allows a real estate licensee to solicit or request a referral fee but does not necessarily mean that the licensee has a legal right to be paid a referral fee. Acts 1999, ch. 160, § 4.\n(a) It is unlawful for any person or entity to: (1) Solicit or request a referral fee from a real estate licensee without reasonable cause; or (2) Threaten to reduce or withhold employee relocation benefits or to take other action adverse to the interests of a client of a real estate licensee because of an agency relationship.\n(1) Solicit or request a referral fee from a real estate licensee without reasonable cause; or\n(2) Threaten to reduce or withhold employee relocation benefits or to take other action adverse to the interests of a client of a real estate licensee because of an agency relationship.\n(b) Reasonable cause allows a real estate licensee to solicit or request a referral fee but does not necessarily mean that the licensee has a legal right to be paid a referral fee.","path":["TN Code","Title 62","Chapter 13"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"3022e94b76dee0f7579d3bf2337d0f2e1da86ad6ebab9f14a0429e6af5a9ce9f","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-62-13-602","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-62-13-604"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}