Agency
A Michigan real estate licensee discloses a known material defect to a buyer even though the seller instructed them to keep it secret. This was:
AA violation of the seller's confidentiality rights
BCorrect conduct because licensees cannot help conceal material defects from third parties✓ Correct
CA breach of the listing agreement
DPermissible only if the defect poses immediate physical danger
Explanation
Michigan licensees have an obligation not to assist in concealing material defects. A licensee may not follow a client's instruction to withhold information about known material defects from the buyer — doing so would violate their duties and potentially constitute fraud.
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