Effective 10/1/97; Florida BRDA; specifies relationship between broker and the broker's employer in residential real estate transactions; disclosure forms must be used for each relationship.

• A. Notice of nonrepresentation
• B. Consent to Transition to Transaction Broker
• C. BRDA (Brokerage Relationship Disclosure Act)
• D. Penalties for violating BRDA

Answer: (C)

The main idea here is that the Florida Brokerage Relationship Disclosure Act (BRDA) is the law that governs how a real estate broker’s relationship with clients and their employing broker must be disclosed in residential transactions. The act, which took effect in 1997, requires that the nature of the brokerage relationship—whether a broker represents the buyer or seller as a single agent, acts as a transaction broker, or provides no brokerage relationship—be stated in writing using the appropriate disclosure forms. This ensures clear, upfront communication about who is representing whom and in what capacity, including how the broker is connected to the employing brokerage.

That’s why the act itself is the best answer: it establishes the framework for these disclosures and designates the forms used to document each relationship. The other items describe specific forms or consequences rather than the governing statute. For example, a notice of nonrepresentation is a type of disclosure form that may be used in some situations, but the BRDA is the statute that mandates the use of disclosure forms for each relationship. A consent to transition to a transaction broker is a form used under the BRDA when a relationship changes, and penalties describe consequences for violations rather than the relationship disclosures themselves.