Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1465

  • 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.
  • Franchise agreement: means an agreement whereby one party, the franchisor, authorizes a real estate broker, the franchisee, to use registered trademarks or other advertising tools to create a common identity among several brokers nationally or regionally for marketing purposes. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1431
  • 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.
  • person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
  • Real estate: shall mean and include condominiums and leaseholds, as well as any other interest in land, with the exceptions of oil, gas and other minerals and whether the real estate is situated in this state or elsewhere. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1431
  • real estate broker: means a licensed real estate broker performing activities as an individual real estate broker, a sponsoring broker or designated qualifying broker, or a corporation, partnership, or limited liability company which has been granted a real estate license through a designated qualifying broker. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1431

             A person, partnership, limited liability company, association, or corporation, foreign or domestic, acting in the capacity of a franchisor shall not enter into a franchise agreement with a real estate broker in this state unless the franchisor has appointed a Louisiana licensed real estate broker to act as its representative in this state.

            Added by Acts 1983, No. 381, §1. Acts 1989, No. 655, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 1995, No. 1207, §1; Acts 2016, No. 533, §1.