Online Resource
If you haven’t visited KREC’s Web site lately, you are not aware that we’ve added several new features. You can now access your continuing education information and download many forms from your computer 24/7. We’ve also added a search feature that allows anyone to verify a licensee’s status and company affiliation. Our Web site address is <http://www.accesskansas.org/krec>.

Online renewals will be included in our next Web site upgrade. We are in the early planning stages. We hope that many licensees will use this feature. However, not every application for renewal can be processed online because there may be issues that require staff follow-up. We’re working out the details of what can and cannot be processed online, and hope to launch this feature in the next six to nine months.

Our goal is to make our Web site as customer friendly as possible for both members of the public and the industry. If you have any suggestions for additions to our Web site, please contact us.

Upcoming Renewal Dates
These renewal dates apply to licensees according to the first letter of your last name:

Reminder! Audits Are Not Scheduled in Advance
We have received a couple of complaints that our field auditors have appeared at a broker’s office to conduct an audit without scheduling an appointment. This is a reminder that K.A.R. 86-2-8(e) provides that audits may be conducted without notice to the licensee. This is not to say that we will not reasonably accommodate a conflict in your schedule. We understand that some brokers do not practice real estate on a full-time basis and an appointment may be necessary to avoid wasting everyone's time. The key word is “reasonable.”

Reminder! Four-Month Deadline Applies For Filing New Applications
The commission has recently issued more than the usual number of orders denying licensure on the basis that the application was filed too late after the applicant passed a portion of the examination. K.S.A. 58-3039(e) requires an applicant to file the application for licensure with the commission no later than four months after the applicant passed any portion of the examination.

For instance, if the applicant passed the general portion of the examination on June 7, 2003, and the state portion of the examination on July 15, 2003, the application must be filed with the commission no later than Oct. 7, 2003. Common reasons for late applications include: (1) a misunderstanding of what the law requires; (2) the applicant seeks affiliation with a broker immediately before the filing deadline runs; or (3) the applicant leaves the application with the broker for signature and filing with KREC and the broker doesn’t meet the deadline. Remember that the statute places the filing requirement on the applicant. If the broker has a business practice of filing the application on behalf of the applicant, contact our office immediately if you think timeliness may be an issue.