193E—7.11 (543B) Supervision required. An employing or affiliated broker is responsible for providing supervision of any salesperson or broker associate employed by or otherwise associated with the broker as a representative of the broker. The existence of an independent contractor relationship or any other special compensation arrangement between the broker and the salesperson or broker associate shall not relieve either the broker or the salesperson or broker associate of duties, obligations or responsibilities required by law.
	 7.11(1) Each salesperson and broker associate shall keep the broker fully informed of all activities being conducted on behalf of the broker and any other activities that might impact the broker’s responsibilities. However, the failure of the salesperson or broker associate to keep the broker fully informed shall not relieve the broker of duties, obligations or responsibilities required by law.
	 7.11(2) The activities of a salesperson or broker associate acting as a principal in the sale, lease, rental, or exchange of property owned by the licensee could impact the salesperson’s or broker associate’s license and the license of the employing or affiliated broker.
	  a.   	 When a licensee is acting as a principal, the licensee shall keep the employing or affiliated broker fully informed of all activities.
	  b.   	 While this rule does not require that a licensee list property owned by the licensee with the employing or affiliated broker, the broker may require as a condition of employment or affiliation that the licensee list the property with the employing or affiliated broker or pay a commission.
	 7.11(3) A broker associate, as defined in Iowa Code section 543B.5(5) and rule 193E—2.1(543B), is a broker employed by or otherwise associated with another broker as a salesperson. A broker associate is subject to the provisions of Iowa Code sections 543B.24 and 543B.33 and commission rules pertaining to salespersons during the time the broker remains a broker associate.
	 7.11(4) A broker who sponsors a salesperson during the salesperson’s first year of licensure must be able to demonstrate that the broker has the time available and experience necessary to adequately supervise an inexperienced salesperson.