Dual Agency
Representing both the buyer and the seller as a single agent in the same transaction, which is prohibited in Florida.
Dual agency is when one licensee tries to fully represent both the buyer and the seller in the same transaction. Because a single agent owes undivided loyalty to one principal, representing both sides creates a conflict that cannot be resolved.
Florida law prohibits dual agency. When one brokerage works with both parties, the lawful path is transaction brokerage, which provides limited representation to each side rather than full fiduciary representation to both.
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