Tennessee § 62-13-603 - Unlawful referral solicitation — Unlawful retribution for existence of agency relationship.
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§ 62-13-603. Unlawful referral solicitation — Unlawful retribution for existence of agency relationship.
It is unlawful for any person or entity to: Solicit or request a referral fee from a real estate licensee without reasonable cause; or 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. 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.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 62-13-603 ("Unlawful referral solicitation — Unlawful retribution for existence of agency relationship.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. 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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