Louisiana § RS 9:3894 - Licensee's relationship with customers
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§ RS 9:3894. Licensee's relationship with customers
A. Licensees shall treat all customers honestly and fairly and when representing a client in a real estate transaction may provide assistance to a customer by performing ministerial acts. Performing those ministerial acts shall not be construed in a manner that would violate the brokerage agreement with the client, and performing those ministerial acts for the customer shall not be construed in a manner as to form a brokerage agreement with the customer.
B. A licensee shall not be liable to a customer for providing false information to the customer if the false information was provided to the licensee by the licensee's client or client's agent and the licensee did not have actual knowledge that the information was false.
Acts 1997, No. 31, §1, eff. March 1, 1998.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 9:3894 ("Licensee's relationship with customers") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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