for Consumers Seeking to Purchase or Sell
Residential Property Designed For Use by 1-4 Families
scheduled appointment or the first showing of a property. If your first contact is via fax or email, this CIS must be
supplied with any other papers sent by electronic transmission. You must read and complete this CIS before you
list your home for sale or go with a salesperson or broker to view homes to buy.
Customer first, then Client: You are a customer when you first contact a broker or salesperson. Once you have
completed and signed this CIS, you may then become a client of that salesperson or broker, and he or she can start
working for you.
Brokers and Salespersons as Statutory Agents: Under Delaware law, a real estate broker or salesperson is a statutory agent of yours unless you elect, in a written agreement, to enter into a common law agency relationship.
A statutory agent is an independent contractor. He or she is NOT your fiduciary, but is an agent with duties specified by Delaware statutory law.
Lewes Realty Sales Agents will gladly explain the CIS form to you and answer any questions regarding Delaware Law and agency. Just Ask!
You can download, read, and complete your copy of the Consumer Information Statement - Click Here!