¿Qué caracteriza principalmente a un vendedor de bienes raíces frente a un corredor bajo la Ley 10 de 1994?
Based on: Ley 10-1994, Art. 2 (Definiciones)
Reválida de Bienes Raíces (Vendedor) · Legal
Reválida de Bienes Raíces Practice Questions: Aspectos Jurídicos y Legales (2026)
Aspectos jurídicos y legales is the dominant topic on the reválida de bienes raíces: it supplies 32 of the 60 scored questions, 53 percent of your grade, so more than half the exam is decided here. It covers two bodies of law. Ley 10 de 1994 defines the corredor, vendedor and empresa de bienes raíces, creates the Junta de Corredores, Vendedores y Empresas de Bienes Raíces, and sets the licence requirements. The Código Civil de Puerto Rico de 2020 supplies the property law: possession, usucapión, medianería, the derecho de superficie, retracto and the contract rules behind every sale.
Practice
Free practice questions
Una persona natural con licencia actúa como intermediario entre las partes de una transacción a cambio de una compensación previamente convenida. ¿Qué figura describe la Ley 10?
Based on: Ley 10-1994, Art. 2 (Definiciones)
¿Qué obligación impone la Ley 10 al vendedor respecto a su lugar de trabajo?
Based on: Ley 10-1994, Art. 2 (Definiciones)
Según la Ley 10, ¿qué es un contrato de corretaje?
Based on: Ley 10-1994, Art. 2 (Definiciones)
¿Cuál de las siguientes se considera una transacción de bienes raíces bajo la Ley 10?
Based on: Ley 10-1994, Art. 2 (Definiciones)
¿Qué describe la Ley 10 como cuenta en plica?
Based on: Ley 10-1994, Art. 2 (Definiciones)
Según la Ley 10, ¿cuál es el propósito de la fianza que presta el profesional de bienes raíces?
Based on: Ley 10-1994, Art. 2 (Definiciones)
¿Qué es una empresa de bienes raíces según la Ley 10?
Based on: Ley 10-1994, Art. 2 (Definiciones)
En el Servicio Múltiple de Información de Propiedades Disponibles (MLS), ¿qué hace posible la inclusión de una propiedad en la lista?
Based on: Ley 10-1994, Art. 2 (Definiciones)
¿A qué departamento está adscrita la Junta de Corredores, Vendedores y Empresas de Bienes Raíces?
Based on: Ley 10-1994, Art. 3 (Creación de la Junta)
Ley 10 de 1994: who does what in Puerto Rico real estate
Start with the definitions in Artículo 2, because the exam returns to them constantly. The vendedor is the natural person who, holding a licence from the Junta, is employed or contracted by a corredor and works under that corredor's dirección, control, supervisión y responsabilidad; the corredor is the one who may run an independent real estate office. The vendedor is also obliged to keep the Junta informed at all times of the place where he or she works. Artículo 3 creates the Junta itself and attaches it to the Departamento de Estado, a small fact that appears as a straight recall question. Artículo 11 then defines the vendedor's entry requirements by reference: the aspirante a vendedor meets the same requirements as the corredor except the carved-out items, which means no 60 university credits and no own cuenta de plica. Finally, Artículo 20 lets the Junta establish reciprocity, granting licences without examination to professionals from states, territories or countries that impose similar requirements and extend the same courtesy to Puerto Rico licensees.
- Vendedor: licensed by the Junta, works under a corredor's direction, control and supervision (Ley 10, Art. 2).
- The Junta is attached to the Departamento de Estado (Ley 10, Art. 3).
- Vendedor requirements = corredor requirements minus the university credits and the own escrow account (Ley 10, Art. 11).
The Código Civil de 2020: the property questions
The rest of the legal block is civil law, and the exam favours precise rules over broad theory. Possession may be held in two concepts: as owner, or as holder who keeps or enjoys the thing while ownership belongs to someone else (Arts. 706 to 708). On usucapión, a person with capacity may renounce a prescription already gained but never the right to prescribe in the future (Arts. 791 to 793), and against a registered titleholder you can only prescribe with another equally registered title (Art. 790). Neighbour law is well represented: trees in a seto vivo medianero are presumed medianeros too (Arts. 811 to 812), and any owner may escape the costs of medianería by renouncing it, except where the party wall supports a building of theirs (Arts. 865 to 866). The derecho de superficie has its own cluster: the landowner must refrain from any act that disturbs the superficiario (Arts. 977 to 979), and if no duration was fixed and the parties cannot agree, the court sets a term sufficient for the purposes the parties pursued (Art. 987). Community property may be divided by the interested parties, by arbitrators or mediators named by unanimous agreement, or by the court (Arts. 854 to 855). And the contract rules produce classic exam items: if two adjoining owners exercise the retracto at once, the owner of the smaller adjoining tract is preferred (Arts. 1057 to 1059), and an exchange where one side gives money equal to or greater than the value of the thing is not a permuta but a compraventa (Arts. 1293 to 1294).
| Point | Vendedor | Corredor |
|---|---|---|
| Works under another's supervision | Yes, under a corredor's direction, control and supervision (Art. 2) | No, may operate independently |
| May run an own real estate office | No | Yes |
| 60 university credits required | No (Art. 11 exemption) | Yes |
| Own cuenta de plica required | No (Art. 11 exemption) | Yes (Art. 21) |
| Licence issued by the Junta | Yes | Yes |
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How many legal questions are on the Puerto Rico real estate salesperson exam?
Aspectos jurídicos y legales supplies 32 of the 60 scored questions on the reválida de vendedor, 53 percent of the exam under the official Tabla de Especificaciones. It is by far the largest topic, covering Ley 10 de 1994 and the property law of the Código Civil de Puerto Rico de 2020.
What is the difference between a vendedor and a corredor in Puerto Rico?
Under Artículo 2 of Ley 10 de 1994, the vendedor is the licensed natural person employed or contracted by a corredor and working under that corredor's direction, control, supervision and responsibility. The corredor may operate an independent office. Under Artículo 11 the vendedor meets the same requirements as the corredor except the 60 university credits and the own cuenta de plica.
Which government department is the Junta de Corredores attached to?
Artículo 3 of Ley 10 de 1994 creates the Junta de Corredores, Vendedores y Empresas de Bienes Raíces and attaches it to the Departamento de Estado of Puerto Rico. The exam has asked this as a direct recall question, with the Departamento de Hacienda and DACO as distractors.
Can a licensed agent from another state get a Puerto Rico licence without the exam?
Possibly, through reciprocity. Artículo 20 of Ley 10 de 1994 lets the Junta establish reciprocity relationships for granting licences without examination with states, territories or countries that impose similar requirements and offer a similar concession to Puerto Rico licensees. Absent such an agreement, the reválida applies.
Which Código Civil topics appear on the reválida?
The salesperson exam draws civil-law questions from the Código Civil de Puerto Rico de 2020: possession and usucapión, neighbour relations and medianería, community property and its division, the derecho de superficie, retracto, the opción de compra and the line between permuta and compraventa. The questions test the precise statutory rule, so study the article text, not just the concept.