Agency
An Indiana listing broker who knows the seller's house has a cracked sewer line but does not disclose it to a buyer has:
AActed legally by protecting the seller's interests
BCommitted fraudulent concealment of a material defect✓ Correct
CExercised appropriate confidentiality
DFollowed standard practice if the seller instructed non-disclosure
Explanation
A listing broker who conceals a known material defect from a buyer commits fraudulent misrepresentation (or concealment). A seller's instruction to conceal does not justify the broker's participation in concealment.
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