Arizona rules for licensed agents

How much must an Arizona broker supervise an agent?

Arizona makes the employing broker and the designated broker answerable for what the licensees under them do. The rule asks for reasonable supervision and control, written policies and systems that cover advertising and the use of unlicensed assistants, and it says the employing broker is responsible for the acts of licensees acting within the scope of their employment.

Rule text read from the 2026 Law Book of the Arizona Department of Real Estate, azre.gov, read November 1, 2026. Informational, not legal advice.

The rule

The rule is R4-28-1103, Broker Supervision and Control, in the Department’s Law Book. Subsection A states the duty:

“An employing broker and a designated broker shall exercise reasonable supervision and control over the licensed activities of licensees and others in the employ of the broker.”

It then says what that includes:

“Reasonable supervision and control includes the establishment and enforcement of written policies, procedures, and systems to:”

• review and manage transactions of all licensees, the use of disclosure forms and contracts, the filing and storage of transaction documents, the handling of trust funds, the use of unlicensed assistants by a licensee, and advertising;
• oversee delegation of authority to others to act for the broker;
• familiarize licensees with federal, state and local law on the practice of real estate; and
• review and inspect documents that may materially affect a party’s rights or obligations, and advertising and marketing by the licensees in the broker’s employ.

Who answers for what

“An employing broker is responsible for the acts of all licensees and other employees acting within the scope of their employment.”

The designated broker is also to monitor compliance with statutes, rules and the employing broker’s policies, including a progressive disciplinary policy, and may use employees to help but, in the rule’s words, “may not relinquish overall responsibility” for supervision and control.

Reporting a violation

“A designated broker who, upon learning of a violation of real estate statutes or rules by a licensee under the broker’s supervision, immediately reports the violation to the Department is not subject to disciplinary action by the Department for failure to supervise the licensee.”

The small office exception

“If an employing broker maintains one office and employs a designated broker, no more than one other licensed person, and no more than one unlicensed person, the employing broker and designated broker are not required to develop and maintain written policies, procedures, and systems as described in subsection (A).”

What this page does not settle

The rule does not say what a brokerage’s written policy on social media posts has to contain. That is brokerage policy, and the advertising rule separately says the designated broker answers for advertising; see what Arizona requires in a real estate ad. Ask your designated broker for your brokerage’s written policy.

Common questions

Does an Arizona broker have to supervise an agent’s advertising?

The rule lists advertising among the things a broker’s written policies and systems are to review and manage, and asks the broker to review and inspect advertising and marketing by the licensees in the broker’s employ.

Who is responsible for an Arizona agent’s mistake?

The rule says an employing broker is responsible for the acts of all licensees and other employees acting within the scope of their employment.

Does an Arizona brokerage have to have written policies?

Subsection A asks for written policies, procedures and systems, with a one office exception in subsection G for a very small brokerage.

Can a designated broker avoid a supervision charge by reporting a violation?

The rule says a designated broker who immediately reports a violation to the Department after learning of it is not subject to Department discipline for failure to supervise that licensee.

Does Listing AutomatEr supervise an Arizona agent?

No. The app builds and schedules posts for listings you have permission to market. Arizona broker supervision is outside what it does.

Where Listing AutomatEr fits

Listing AutomatEr is a desktop app for Mac and Windows that posts the listings you have permission to market to Facebook Marketplace on a schedule. By default it puts your name on the post as the agent marketing the home and credits the brokerage that holds the listing.

It does not obtain the permission for you, and it does not decide whether a post meets a rule. That stays with you and your broker.

Sources

• R4-28-1103 in the 2026 Law Book, Arizona Department of Real Estate
• Unlicensed activity in Arizona, the rule on unlicensed assistants and acts that need a license

This is not legal advice. This page quotes a rule so you can read it yourself. It is not a lawyer's opinion about your situation. The official text, your brokerage and your own lawyer are the authorities, and the official text wins over this page.