ASSEMBLY, No. 2454

 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

 

INTRODUCED NOVEMBER 7, 1996

 

 

By Assemblymen COHEN and MORAN

 

 

An Act concerning real estate brokers and salespersons and amending R.S.45:15-3.

 

    Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

    1. R.S.45:15-3 is amended to read as follows:

    45:15-3. A real estate broker, for the purposes of this article, is defined to be a person, firm or corporation who, for a fee, commission or other valuable consideration, or by reason of a promise or reasonable expectation thereof, lists for sale, sells, exchanges, buys or rents, or offers or attempts to negotiate a sale, exchange, purchase or rental of real estate or of a business or business opportunity which includes real estate or an interest therein, or collects or offers or attempts to collect rent for the use of real estate or of a business or business opportunity which includes real estate or solicits for prospective purchasers or assists or directs in the procuring of prospects or the negotiation or closing of any transaction which does or is contemplated to result in the sale, exchange, leasing, renting or auctioning of any real estate or business or business opportunity which includes real estate or negotiates, or offers or attempts or agrees to negotiate a loan secured or to be secured by mortgage or other encumbrance upon or transfer of any real estate or business or business opportunity which includes real estate for others, or any person who, for pecuniary gain or expectation of pecuniary gain conducts a public or private competitive sale of lands or any interest in lands. In the sale of lots pursuant to the provisions of this article, the term "real estate broker" shall also include any person, partnership, association or corporation employed by or on behalf of the owner or owners of lots or other parcels of real estate, at a stated salary, or upon a commission, or upon a salary and commission, or otherwise, to sell such real estate, or any parts thereof, in lots or other parcels, and who shall sell or exchange, or offer or attempt or agree to negotiate the sale or exchange, of any such lot or parcel of real estate.

    A real estate salesperson, for the purposes of this article, is defined to be any person who, for compensation, valuable consideration or commission, or other thing of value, or by reason of a promise or reasonable expectation thereof, is employed by and operates under the supervision of a licensed real estate broker to sell or offer to sell, buy or offer to buy or negotiate the purchase, sale or exchange of real estate or of a business or business opportunity which includes real estate, or offers or attempts to negotiate a loan secured or to be secured by a mortgage or other encumbrance upon or transfer of real estate or of a business or business opportunity which includes real estate, or to lease or rent, or offer to lease or rent any real estate or business or business opportunity which includes real estate for others, or to collect rents for the use of real estate or of a business or business opportunity which includes real estate, or to solicit for prospective purchasers or lessees of real estate or of a business or business opportunity which includes real estate, or who is employed by a licensed real estate broker to sell or offer to sell lots or other parcels of real estate, at a stated salary, or upon a commission, or upon a salary and commission, or otherwise to sell real estate, or any parts thereof, in lots or other parcels.

    A real estate broker-salesperson, for the purposes of this amendatory and supplementary act, is defined to be any person who is qualified to be licensed as a real estate broker but who, for compensation, valuable consideration or commission, or other thing of value, or by reason of a promise or reasonable expectation thereof, is employed by and operates under the supervision of a licensed real estate broker to perform the functions of a real estate salesperson as defined herein.

    No person, firm, partnership, association or corporation shall bring or maintain any action in the courts of this State for the collection of compensation for the performance of any of the acts mentioned in this article without alleging and proving that he was a duly licensed real estate broker at the time the alleged cause of action arose.

    No person claiming to be entitled to compensation as a salesperson or broker-salesperson for the performance of any of the acts mentioned in chapter 15 of Title 45 of the Revised Statutes shall bring or maintain any action in the courts of this State for the collection of compensation against any person, firm, partnership or corporation other than the licensed broker with whom the salesperson or broker-salesperson was employed at the time the alleged cause of action arose and no action shall be brought or maintained without the claimant alleging and proving that he was a duly licensed real estate salesperson or broker-salesperson at the time the alleged cause of action arose.

(cf: P.L.1993, c.51, s.3)


    2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

    This bill amends current law to include a business broker within the definition of a real estate broker or real estate salesperson. A business broker is a person who for a fee or commission negotiates the transfer or sale of a business.

 

 

                             

 

Includes business broker in definition of real estate broker and salesperson.