ARM 24.209.2301. UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT

(1) In addition to the provisions of 37-1-410, MCA, it is unprofessional conduct for property managers to: (a) violate a federal, state, or local law or rule relating to the conduct of the profession; (b) engage the services of any person or entity on behalf of a principal, third-party, or other person, without: (i) informing and obtaining consent from the person obligated to pay for the services; and (ii) disclosing any family relationship, financial relationship, and/or financial interest that the licensee or the licensee's business may have in the person or entity being engaged; (c) manage property owned by another person or entity without a written property management agreement in place, signed by the owner; (d) accept, give, or charge an undisclosed commission, rebate, or profit on expenditures made for a principal; (e) fail to adequately supervise employees; (f) fail to cooperate with or respond to a department request; (g) practice while one's license has expired or terminated. Receiving payments for the sale of the licensee's property management business without a valid license is not considered practicing as a property manager; and (h) commit any act of sexual abuse, misconduct, or exploitation whether or not it is related to the licensee's practice.