Question

A tenant’s broker knows that his client (the tenant) has recently lost his job and that his financial situation is less than perfect. The tenant is interested in a landlord’s property but the rent is so high the broker does not think the tenant would be able to afford it for very long. Can the broker tell the landlord about the tenant’s financial situation?

Answer 1

Yess, the broker tell the landlord about the financial situation of the tenant.

Step-by-step explanation:

The reason is that the broker acts as an agent and its agent's fiduciary duty to act in the best interest of its principle. The duty of care owed by the agents to principle must not be breached because the breach of duty of care would affect the principle in the form of financial or non financial loss or losses. As the tenant is financially strugling to meet his both ends and that the rent is significantly high. The chances exist that the tenant will not be able to pay rentals in the near future which will affect the landlord. Hence the broker must tell the landlord about the tenant's financial position.