STATE REFERENCE · BUYER AGREEMENTS
District of Columbia: buyer-agreement requirements.
District of Columbia — buyer-agreement requirements. Regulating authority: District of Columbia Real Estate Commission — Dept. of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP), Occupational and Professional Licensing. Written agreement required: Not verified.
This page lists what District of Columbia requires, at the state level, before a licensee represents a buyer: who regulates real-estate licensees, whether a written buyer agreement is required by state law or rule, the statute or rule that says so, and whether the state mandates an agency-disclosure form or publishes an approved agreement form.
It is built for broker-owners and transaction coordinators who need the state rule in one place before setting office policy. Read it alongside your brokerage's own forms and your broker of record's guidance — the written-agreement question became a national practice issue in 2024, but the rule that binds you is your state's, and it is the state rule this page cites.
District of Columbia, field by field.
- Regulating authority
- District of Columbia Real Estate Commission — Dept. of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP), Occupational and Professional Licensing
- Written agreement required by state law
- Not verified
- Statute or rule
- Not stated in this pass
- Agency disclosure form
- Not stated in this pass
- State-approved form available
- Not verified
Notes. Tier 1 only. We confirmed the regulator and its official site; we did NOT verify any District of Columbia statute or commission rule on written buyer agreements, so every rule field on this row is blank on purpose. Separately, the NAR/MLS practice changes effective 2024-08-17 reach you through any NAR-affiliated MLS you belong to regardless of what state law says — check your MLS's own rules too, and let the stricter of the two govern what you actually do.
Where this comes from.
Cited. No statute or rule was cited for this row in this pass.
Status. Authority identified — rule not verified, last verified 2026-08-15. Start with the regulating authority link — it is the primary source. Then read the statute or rule cite and confirm it against the authority's current published text. The verification status below tells you exactly how far this row was checked; anything marked "not verified" is a starting point for your own confirmation, not a conclusion.
What to confirm.
Put these in writing to the District of Columbia Real Estate Commission and file the reply with its date: (1) Does District of Columbia law or commission rule require a written buyer representation agreement between the buyer and the BROKERAGE — and if so, by what point: first substantive contact, before touring, or before an offer? (2) Does the commission publish a mandatory or approved agency disclosure form, and when must it be delivered? (3) Does the commission publish an approved or mandatory buyer agreement form? Ask for the statute or rule number in the answer. DC agents routinely work MD and VA files as well — ask which jurisdiction's rule governs a cross-border buyer, and get that answer before the first showing, not after.
District of Columbia, answered from the row.
Who regulates real-estate licensees in District of Columbia?
District of Columbia Real Estate Commission — Dept. of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP), Occupational and Professional Licensing
Illustrations only — not legal, tax or accounting advice. Verify your own splits, caps and fees against your independent contractor agreements, and verify any disbursement question with your closing agent and your counsel.
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