D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-2602
Every applicant for a license shall apply for a salesperson license in writing upon an application prescribed and provided by the Board. The applicant shall include a business and a home addresses, which cannot be a post office box, on the application.
The proper fees and all required documents shall accompany the application at the time of filing. Each application shall be sworn to or affirmed before a notary public.
Unless the application is based upon waiver or reciprocity pursuant to § 2611 of this chapter, all applicants for licensure as a real estate salesperson shall furnish, at the time of filing an application, evidence of having satisfactorily completed a course of instruction on the principles and practices of real estate which has been approved by the Commission pursuant to § 2606 of this chapter. The course shall consist of a minimum of sixty (60) clock hours and shall be distributed in clock hours, as indicated, among the following subject areas:
A. | Principles of Real Estate | 3 |
B. | Licensees' Duties and Responsibilities | 3 |
C. | Rules of Agency and Listings | 2 |
D. | Deposits, Escrow, and Recordkeeping | 1 |
E. | Interests and Rights in Real Property | 2 |
F. | Forms of Ownership and Legal Descriptions | 2 |
G. | Disclosures and Stigmatized Properties | 2 |
H. | Real Estate Contracts and the Law | 3 |
I. | Federal Fair Housing and D.C. Human Rights Acts | 3 |
J. | D.C. Code of Ethics - Ethical Practices in Real Estate | 3 |
K. | D.C. Real Estate Licensing Laws and Regulations | 3 |
L. | Lease Administration and Management | 1 |
M. | The Property Manager and Community Association Management | 3 |
N. | Landlord/Tenant Relationship | 3 |
O. | Condominiums, Cooperatives, and Associations | 1 |
P. | Transfer of Title to Real Property | 2 |
Q. | Real Estate Economics and Fiscal Policy | 1 |
R. | Real Estate Financing | 3 |
S. | Real Estate Mathematics | 2 |
T. | Pricing Property and the Appraisal Process | 2 |
U. | Taxes and Assessments | 1 |
V. | Real Property Insurance, Title Insurances, and Settlement | 3 |
W. | Introduction to Non-Residential Real Estate | 2 |
X. | Land-Use Control | 1 |
Y. | Securities, Syndication, and Investments | 1 |
Z. | Construction and Building Inspections | 1 |
AA. | Environmental Issues (Sustainability, Energy Management, and Deceptive Marketing Practices) | 2 |
BB. | Technology, Real Estate Trends, and Advertising | 2 |
CC. | Sales and Marketing of Real Estate | 1 |
DD. | Historic Preservation | 1 |
Total Required Hours | 60 | |
Unless a waiver is granted pursuant to § 2611 of this chapter an applicant for licensure as a real estate salesperson shall furnish, at the time of filing, a completed application and evidence of having satisfactorily completed an examination, the type and form to be determined by the Board. The applicant must achieve a passing score on the examination of at least 75 percent.
An applicant for a real estate salesperson's license who has passed the required examination shall submit an application for a license to the Board with the required fees within six (6) months of passing the examination. An applicant who fails to comply with the requirements of this section shall be required to retake and pass the examination.
An applicant whom the Board determines is eligible for licensure as a real estate salesperson by waiver or reciprocity under § 2611 of this chapter shall:
An applicant may satisfy the pre-license education requirements by taking distance learning courses that have been approved by the Commission pursuant to § 2606.14 of this chapter.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-2602