Tennessee Real Estate Broker Exam — All Questions

The Tennessee Human Rights Act, together with the federal Fair Housing Act, prohibits a licensee from:

• a.Charging a commission
• b.Refusing to work with a buyer or steering buyers based on a protected characteristic such as race, religion, or disability✓
• c.Requiring proof of mortgage pre-approval
• d.Scheduling showings by appointment

The Tennessee Human Rights Act works alongside the federal Fair Housing Act to prohibit discrimination in housing. Licensees may not refuse service, steer, or treat consumers differently based on protected characteristics such as race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or familial status, and advertising must not express a discriminatory preference. The principal broker is responsible for the firm's compliance.

The 30-hour Office/Broker Management course required for Tennessee brokers primarily prepares a licensee to:

• a.Practice law for clients
• b.Appraise property for lenders
• c.Form and operate a firm, adopt office policies, and supervise affiliated licensees✓
• d.Inspect homes for structural defects

The Office/Broker Management body of knowledge underlies the Tennessee broker tier. It covers forming and operating a real estate firm, adopting written office policies, supervising affiliated licensees, maintaining required records, and meeting TREC's place-of-business and advertising requirements. It does not qualify a licensee to practice law, appraise, or perform home inspections.

Regarding real estate advertising, a Tennessee principal broker is:

• a.Accountable for the firm's advertising, including ads placed by affiliated licensees, which must identify the firm and not be misleading✓
• b.Free of any responsibility for what affiliate brokers advertise
• c.Required to advertise every listing on television
• d.Allowed to run false ads as long as no one complains

Tennessee regulates real estate advertising to prevent misleading claims. Advertising must identify the firm and must not be false or deceptive, and the principal broker is accountable for the firm's advertising, including that placed by affiliated licensees. This advertising responsibility, along with fair-housing and office-management duties, is tested more heavily at the broker level.