Reasonable cause does not exist unless the party seeking the referral fee actually introduced the business to the real estate licensee from whom the referral fee is sought and at least one (1) of the following other conditions exists as between the party seeking the referral fee and the real estate licensee from whom the referral fee is sought:

(1) Sub-agency relationship;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 62-13-602

  • Party: means any person or persons seeking to obtain or divest an interest in real estate or a business opportunity as a buyer, seller, landlord, tenant, option grantee or option grantor. See Tennessee Code 62-13-102
  • Real estate: means and includes leaseholds, as well as any other interest or estate in land, whether corporeal, incorporeal, freehold or nonfreehold, and whether the real estate is situated in this state or elsewhere. See Tennessee Code 62-13-102
  • Referral fee: means a commission or any other type of compensation for the referral of a potential buyer, seller, lessor or lessee of real estate. See Tennessee Code 62-13-601
(2) Contractual referral fee relationship; or
(3) Contractual cooperative brokerage relationship.
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