Stanfill v. Real Estate Division

Petitioner appeals from an order of the Real Estate Commissioner suspending his Real Estate Broker’s license for one year, upon a finding of violation of ORS 696.301(32).1 The following facts, most of which are paraphrased from the findings of the Commissioner, are supported by substantial evidence in the record:

On August 16, 1975, petitioner prepared an "Earnest Money Receipt-Offer and Acceptance” between potential purchasers and the owners of a property listed with his office, one of the conditions of which was that the purchasers have 15 days within which to inspect and approve the…