Fair Housing, Practice, and Disclosures Practice Question
Question
A client asks whether a fact should be disclosed for the Ohio Real Estate Salesperson Exam involving advertising language and agency disclosure and brokerage relationship practice. Which answer best reduces risk? (Item 24)
Answer choices
- A. A verbal understanding always replaces a written real estate requirement.
- B. The safest practice is to avoid written documentation so fewer questions are raised later.
- C. A licensee may give legal conclusions instead of recommending qualified legal advice when uncertain.
- D. Avoid preferences, limitations, or discriminatory wording in a way that fits Ohio exam practice.
Correct Answer
D. Avoid preferences, limitations, or discriminatory wording in a way that fits Ohio exam practice.
Explanation
The correct answer is D because advertising language requires candidates to avoid preferences, limitations, or discriminatory wording. The Ohio reference keeps the scenario tied to state licensing practice, while the other options rely on unsafe assumptions about oral custom, escrow, client preference, independent licensee authority, or ignoring written duties.
Question details
- Difficulty: hard
- Domain: Fair Housing, Practice, and Disclosures
- Objective: advertising language