A party who has been granted authority to act on behalf of another agent; has the same duties to the principal as the agent; sales associates and broker associates are subagents of brokers' principals.

• A. Agent
• B. Subagent
• C. Universal Agent
• D. Broker

Answer: (B)

The main idea is the chain of authority in agency relationships. A subagent is someone whom the agent authorizes to help carry out duties for the principal, and the subagent owes the same fiduciary duties to the principal as the agent does. In Florida real estate practice, sales associates and broker associates work under a supervising broker and are considered subagents of the broker’s principal, acting to advance the client’s interests under the broker’s direction. This means the subagent must be loyal, disclose material information, follow lawful instructions, keep information confidential, and exercise reasonable care, just as the agent does. The term applies specifically to the person acting under another agent’s authority, not to the principal agent themselves, not to someone with broad, universal authority, and not to the broker as the primary intermediary.