Can unlicensed assistants perform all ministerial acts?
Ministerial acts are by definition acts that are informative and administrative in nature. Following are the rules for unlicensed assistants taken from an article by Steve Bochenek, IAR’s legal counsel: “The rules implementing and interpreting the Real Estate License Act provide that an unlicensed personal assistant may; a)answer the telephone, take messages, and forward calls to a licensee b)submit listings and changes to a multiple listing service c)follow up on a transaction after a contract has been signed d)assemble documents for a closing e)secure public information from a courthouse, sewer district, water district, or other repository of public information f)have keys made for a company listing g)draft advertising copy and promotional materials for approval by a licensee h)place advertising i)record and deposit earnest money, security deposits, and rents j)complete contract forms with business and factual information at the direction of and with approval by a licensee k)monitor
