Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs v. Richard K. Russ; Doc. No. 0267-56-05 [36 Pa.B. 4692]
[Saturday, August 19, 2006]Richard K. Russ, of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, License Number RS-127398-A, was disciplined for making a substantial misrepresentation, failing to pay over a deposit promptly to his broker, engaging in conduct in a real estate transaction demonstrating bad faith, dishonesty, untrustworthiness or incompetency, failing to account in a timely manner for all money received from any consumer to a transaction and performing services and recovering a fee paid by a consumer without setting forth the nature of the service and the fee to be charged in a written agreement between the broker and the consumer that was signed by the consumer. Respondent's license has been suspended for 90 days, and he is ordered to pay a $5,000 civil penalty.
Individuals may obtain a copy of the adjudication by writing to Judith Pachter Schulder, Board Counsel, State Real Estate Commission, P. O. Box 2649. Harrisburg, PA 17105-2649.
This adjudication and order represent the final State Real Estate Commission (Commission) decision in this matter. It may be appealed to the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania by the filing of a petition for review with that court in accordance with the Pennsylvania Rules of Appellate Procedure. Individuals who take an appeal to the Commonwealth Court must serve the Commission with a copy of the petition for review. The Commission contact for receiving service of appeals is the previously named Commission counsel.
JOSEPH TARANTINO, Jr.
Chairperson[Pa.B. Doc. No. 06-1666. Filed for public inspection August 18, 2006, 9:00 a.m.]
