Dear Forms Committee: If I have another agent working with a buyer for me while I’m on vacation, what forms do I need to use to ensure they are properly documented as representing the buyer during that time?

Your firm may have policies on how to handle this, so be sure to check with your Managing Principal Broker. However, an easy way to handle this would be to use the OREF 050A—Buyer Representation Agreement Addendum and identify the agent and time frame they will be assisting in your absence. If the buyer is already a party to a Sale Agreement, the law requires the buyer and seller to acknowledge the agency relationship of the temporary agent, so use OREF 010–Final Agency Acknowledgment Addendum to accomplish that.

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