(a) A licensed broker of another state may act as co-broker with a licensed broker of this state by executing a written agreement specifying each parcel of property covered by the agreement if the state in which the nonresident broker is licensed offers the same privileges to licensees of this state.

Terms Used In Alabama Code 34-27-3

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) Whenever an Alabama broker enters into a co-brokerage agreement with a nonresident broker to perform in Alabama any of the acts described in Section 34-27-30 the Alabama broker shall file within 10 days with the commission a copy of each such written agreement. By signing the agreement, the nonresident broker agrees to abide by Alabama law, and the rules and regulations of the commission; and further agrees that civil actions may be commenced against him or her in any court of competent jurisdiction in any county of this state in which a claim may arise.
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