TREC roundup: disciplinary cases, fines, audits and one suspension approved in August meeting

The Tennessee Real Estate Commission took action on multiple enforcement items at its August 2025 meeting. Commissioners reviewed staff narratives, discussed evidence and accepted or modified counsel recommendations. Major outcomes included letters of instruction or warning, civil penalties, audit referrals, an administrative suspension and a number of dismissals or closed‑file determinations.

Highlights and case outcomes (by case number as presented to the commission):

- Case 2: Staff recommended dismissal with a letter of instruction. The commission approved dismissal and instructed counsel to notify Forewarn (a third‑party app named in the complaint) about possible misuse of its terms of service. Motion carried unanimously.

- Case 6: Commission accepted counsel’s recommendation (dismissal) after reviewing the respondent’s marketing materials; motion approved unanimously.

- Cases 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 (related): These matters involved multiple complaints against the same principal‑broker respondent (and the related firm). Commissioners concluded there was a pattern of failure to respond to audit/complaint notices and unresolved…