Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 58-3037

  • Act: means the real estate brokers' and salespersons' license act. See Kansas Statutes 58-3035
  • Agency: means every relationship in which a broker acts for or represents another, by the latter's express written authority, in a real estate transaction. See Kansas Statutes 58-30,102
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • Commission: means the Kansas real estate commission. See Kansas Statutes 58-3035
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Interest: means : (1) Having any type of ownership in the real estate involved in the transaction; or (2) an officer, member, partner or shareholder of any entity that owns such real estate excluding an ownership interest of less than 5% in a publicly traded entity. See Kansas Statutes 58-3035
  • Lease: means rent or lease for nonresidential use. See Kansas Statutes 58-3035
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Real estate: means any interest or estate in land, including any leasehold or condominium, whether corporeal, incorporeal, freehold or nonfreehold and whether the real estate is situated in this state or elsewhere, but does not include oil and gas leases, royalties and other mineral interests, and rights of way and easements acquired for the purpose of constructing roadways, pipelines, conduits, wires and facilities related to these types of improvement projects for private and public utilities, municipalities, federal and state governments, or any political subdivision. See Kansas Statutes 58-3035
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.

The provisions of this act shall not apply to:

(a) Any person, other than a person licensed under this act, who directly performs any of the acts within the scope of this act with reference to such person’s own property.

(b) Any person who directly performs any of the acts within the scope of this act with reference to property that such person is authorized to transfer in any way by a power of attorney from the owner, provided that such person receives no commission or other compensation, direct or indirect, for performing any such act.

(c) Services rendered by an attorney licensed to practice in this state in performing such attorney’s professional duties as an attorney.

(d) Any person acting as receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, administrator, executor or guardian, or while acting under a court order or under the authority of a will or a trust instrument or as a witness in any judicial proceeding or other proceeding conducted by the state or any governmental subdivision or agency.

(e) Any officer or employee of the federal or state government, or any political subdivision or agency thereof, when performing the official duties of the officer or employee.

(f) Any multiple listing service wholly owned by a nonprofit organization or association of brokers.

(g) Any nonprofit referral system or organization of brokers formed for the purpose of referral of prospects for the sale or listing of real estate.

(h) Railroads or other public utilities regulated by the state of Kansas, or their subsidiaries, affiliated corporations, officers or regular employees, unless performance of any of the acts described in subsection (f) of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 58-3035, and amendments thereto, is in connection with the sale, purchase, lease or other disposition of real estate or investment therein unrelated to the principal business activity of such railroad or other public utility or affiliated or subsidiary corporation thereof.

(i) The sale or lease of real estate by an employee of a person, association, corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, partnership or professional corporation which owns or leases such real estate, if such employee owns 5% or greater interest in such association, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, partnership or professional corporation or of the stock of such corporation.

(j) The sale or lease of new homes by a person, association, corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership or professional corporation who constructed such homes, but the provisions of this act shall apply to the sale or lease of any such homes by any employee of such person, association, corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, partnership or professional corporation if such employee owns less than 5% interest in such association, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, partnership or professional corporation or by any employee of a corporation who owns less than 5% of the stock of such corporation.

(k) The lease of real estate for agricultural purposes.