Property Address: _________________________________________________________________________________
Agency Agreement – Owner - South Dakota (Listing Agreement)
Client:
Responsible Broker and Brokerage Firm: __
(hereinafter referred to as Broker)
Start Date: _____________________ Expiration Date: _______________________ at midnight. If Client enters into a
purchase agreement during the term of this agreement, the termination of this agreement shall be the date of closing under
said purchase agreement, or if the transaction does not close, the date which the parties agree to discontinue negotiating.
This agreement can be terminated with mutual written consent of the parties.
1) Creation of Agency. The Broker, as agent for the Client, negotiates and advocates on behalf of the Client,
performs
the terms of any written agreement made with the client, and promotes the interest of the client with the utmost good faith,
loyalty, and fidelity. The Client should carefully read all documents to assure that they adequately express Client’s
understanding of the transaction and protection of your own interests. The Client represents no other Broker has been
employed as an exclusive agent for real estate defined in section 2 and agrees to protect, defend, indemnify and hold
Broker harmless from the claims, liability, and expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, arising by reason of the
claim of any other broker in compensation as the result of a transaction that is within the scope of this agreement. Not all
agency options may be offered by broker. The Client authorizes the Broker,as Client’s exclusive/ non-
exclusive agent, to identify and communicate to Client Purchasers appearing to have interest in purchasing the real estate
described in Section 2.
A. Single Agency: When a firm and all of its agents represent only you and advocate for only your interests during
a transaction
The Client further authorizes:
B. Appointed Agency: The broker appoints as your agent, to
represent only you and advocate for only your interests. Upon signing this agreement, agents within the firm who
have not been specifically named do not represent you and cannot advocate for your interests. Confidential
information can only be shared with the responsible broker and the designated
broker , unless you provide written permission. The responsible broker may appoint
other affiliated licensees to be your agent during the term of this agreement should the appointed agent not be able
to fulfill the terms of this agreement or by written agreement between you and the responsible broker. An
appointment of another or additional affiliated licensee does not relieve the first appointed agent of any duties
owed to you.
Limited agency rules apply to the responsible broker when a purchaser client of this firm inquires about your
property under contract for sale/lease with this firm. The responsible broker can legally be the limited agent of both
parties of a transaction with your knowledge and written consent of you and the other party.
Your appointed agent(s) can legally be a limited agent for an in-company transaction with your knowledge and
written consent of you and the other party.
(If this broker/firm does not offer appointed agency representation initial N/A below)
C. Limited Agency: All licensees of the brokerage firm owe you the duties as described in single agency until a
purchaser client of this firm inquires about your property under contract for sale/lease with this firm. At this time a
limited agency relationship exists, however, limited agency may only occur with prior written permission of the
parties of the potential in-company transaction. In a limited agency relationship the broker, directly or through one
or more agent, may not be able to continue to provide services previously provided to you, such as:
• no longer providing advice or advocating for your interests, or the purchaser’s interests, to the detriment of
either party.
Unless you give written consent, a limited agent cannot:
• Disclose personal confidences of one party or the other party, unless required by law
• Disclose a buyer is willing to pay more, or a seller is willing to accept less, than the asking price or lease rate
offered for the property;
• Disclose the motivating factors for any client, buying, selling, or leasing the property;
• Disclose a client will agree to financing terms other than those offered.
The client acknowledges and consents as initialed:
I agree to appointed agency and the appointed agent(s) named in 1B: Yes \ No \ N/A \
I agree to limited agency representation, as described in 1C: Yes \ No \ N/A \