What changed in HF 607
The bill as introduced, compared with the version both chambers passed (90th General Assembly).
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Section 1. Section 543B.62, Code 2023, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
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a. A licensee providing brokerage services to a client shall not be in possession of the client’s real estate. A licensee may enter upon the premises of a client’s real estate to fulfill the licensee’s obligations pursuant to section 543B.3, section 543B.6, or pursuant to a written agreement between the licensee and the client.
b. A licensee has no duty of care with regard to a client’s real estate or with regard to a person entering, viewing, or traversing upon the premises of a client’s real estate other than to fulfill the licensee’s obligations pursuant to section 543B.3, section 543B.6, or pursuant to a written agreement between the licensee and the client.
c. A licensee providing brokerage services to a client shall not be liable for damage to the client’s real estate or for any physical injury, accident, or harm to a person entering, viewing, or traversing upon the premises of a client’s real estate unless the licensee is the direct and proximate cause of the damage, injury, accident, or harm.
d. A client shall be responsible for the care, maintenance, repair, condition, and safety of the client’s real estate that is being offered to sell, exchange, buy, or rent to a person.