Real estate fee-splitting restored (Lexington Herald-Leader)
Real estate fee-splitting restored (Lexington Herald-Leader)
A Kentucky law that requires real estate brokers to be licensed in this state before dealing in Kentucky real estate was upheld by a federal judge in Louisville last week. But Judge Charles R. Simpson III struck down two related laws that prohibit Kentucky brokers from “aiding and abetting” or splitting fees with out-of-state brokers, saying the laws impede interstate commerce. The rulings poke …