1. (a) A real estate licensee may not employ an unlicensed person to perform activities for which a real estate license is required under AS 08.88 and this chapter. A real estate licensee may not employ an unlicensed person to perform any of the activities in AS 08.88.161, including one or more of the following:

   1. (1) hosting an open house, kiosk, or home show booth;
   2. (2) showing a property;

   3. (3) explaining or interpreting a

      1. (A) contract of purchase and sale; or
      2. (B) listing contract or property management contract, or any other form of service agreement.

2. (b) A real estate licensee may employ an unlicensed person to perform administrative, bookkeeping, clerical, and maintenance tasks related to real estate for which a real estate license is not required under AS 08.88 and this chapter, including

   1. (1) to answer the phone, take messages, and forward calls to the licensee;
   2. (2) to schedule appointments for the licensee; activities allowed under this paragraph do not include telephonic solicitation or soliciting business on behalf of the licensee;
   3. (3) to obtain public information from a courthouse, municipality, or other source of public information;
   4. (4) to place or remove signs on property;
   5. (5) to input data for listings and changes to a multiple listing service as approved by the licensee;
   6. (6) to have keys made for property listed by the licensee;
   7. (7) to unlock a property so that it may be viewed or shown by a licensee, remain during the viewing or showing, and relock the property;
   8. (8) to draft advertising copy, promotional materials, and correspondence for approval by the licensee;
   9. (9) to place advertising;
   10. (10) to act as a courier;
   11. (11) to fill in contract forms with business and factual information as directed by the licensee;
   12. (12) to witness signatures;
   13. (13) to assemble file documents;
   14. (14) to follow up on a transaction after a contract has been signed by arranging access to property for an appraiser, contractor, inspector, or other service provider as needed;
   15. (15) to record and deposit trust funds, including transaction deposits, security deposits, and rents;
   16. (16) to compute commission checks;
   17. (17) to monitor licenses and personnel files;
   18. (18) to perform office filing;
   19. (19) to order items needed for routine repair;
   20. (20) to perform or supervise maintenance, repair, or building trades work, and answer questions about that work; and
   21. (21) to provide security services.

(Eff. 8/22/79, Register 71; 8/31/2006, Register 179)

Authority: AS 08.88.071, AS 08.88.081, AS 08.88.161, AS 08.88.900