Starr v. Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Real Estate & Professional Licensing

Full title: Rick E. Starr, Appellant-Appellant, v. Ohio Department of Commerce…

Court: Court of Appeals of Ohio, Tenth District

Date published: Jun 30, 2021

2021 Ohio 2243 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021)

Opinion

20AP-47

06-30-2021

Rick E. Starr, Appellant-Appellant, v. Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Real Estate & Professional Licensing, Appellee-Appellee.

On brief: Maguire Schneider Hassay, LLP, and Mark R. Meterko, for appellant. Argued: Mark R. Meterko. On brief: Dave Yost, Attorney General, and Hilary R. Damaser, for appellee. Argued: Hilary R. Damaser.

BROWN, J.

APPEAL from the Franklin County Court No. 19CV-5149 of Common Pleas

On brief: Maguire Schneider Hassay, LLP, and Mark R. Meterko, for appellant. Argued: Mark R. Meterko.

On brief: Dave Yost, Attorney General, and Hilary R. Damaser, for appellee. Argued: Hilary R. Damaser.

DECISION

BROWN, J.

{¶ 1} Appellant, Rick E. Starr, appeals from a judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas affirming an adjudication order of appellee, the Ohio Real Estate Commission ("Commission"). For the reasons which follow, we affirm.

{¶ 2} Appellant was a real estate salesperson licensed by the Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing ("Division"). Ricardo Easley owned a condominium located at 2985 Grandwoods Circle, Dublin, Ohio ("Grandwoods property" or "the property"). In 2016, appellant's employee contacted Easley regarding the Grandwoods property and arranged for Easley to meet appellant.

{¶ 3} Appellant met Easley at the property on April 25, 2016. Easley informed appellant it was his intention to do a short sale