4735.74 Duties following closing of transaction. - Ohio Statutes

4735.74 Duties following closing of transaction.

Unless otherwise agreed in writing, a licensee owes no further duty to a client after performance of all duties or after any contract has terminated or expired, except for both of the following:

(A) Providing the client with an accounting of all moneys and property relating to the transaction;

(B) Keeping confidential all information received during the course of the transaction unless;

(1) The client permits disclosure;

(2) Disclosure is required by law or by court order;

(3) The information becomes public from a source other than the licensee;

(4) The information is necessary to prevent a crime the client intends to commit;

(5) Disclosure is necessary to defend the brokerage or its licensees against an accusation of wrongful conduct or to establish or defend a claim that a commission is owed on a transaction.

Effective Date: 12-13-1996