South Dakota § 36-21A-128 - Informative acts that do not constitute representation.

§ 36-21A-128. Informative acts that do not constitute representation.

For the purposes of this chapter, initial acts that a licensee may perform for a consumer that are informative in nature and do not rise to the level of representation on behalf of a consumer include the following:

(1)    Responding to phone inquiries by consumers as to the availability and pricing of real estate services;

(2)    Responding to phone inquiries from a consumer concerning the price or location of real property;

(3)    Attending an open house and responding to questions about the property from a consumer;

(4)    Setting an appointment to view property;

(5)    Responding to questions of consumers walking into a licensee's office concerning real estate services offered on particular properties;

(6)    Describing a property or the property's condition in response to a consumer's inquiry;

(7)    Accompanying an appraiser, inspector, contractor, or similar third party on a visit to a property;

(8)    Referring a person to another broker or service provider; or

(9)    Providing a one-time showing of one property only to a potential buyer or lessee.

Source: SL 1998, ch 229, § 5.