listing agreement

[rockag0129]

May a listing agreement be terminated by mutual agreement of both parties and by death of the seller.

[Arizona Real Estate]

Depending on the listing company, it depends what their agreement states. In most likelyhood you should be able to cancel the agreement if a death of one of the owners has occurred.

[Joe Samson]

It makes sense what Jeff is saying. In most of the cases there is a termination clause in the listing agreement. Check it out.

[maryd]

If the seller is married and the person who is deceased signed the listing agreement, the contract is void.

[SLP-NYCT]

+! for Mary.

Contracts are void if either party in the contract die. Of course there are contingencies one can put into contracts to get around that, but then those parties must be party to the contract as well. However, if there are two sellers and one dies, it will depend on how title to the property is held.

[Ryocheck]

In the case of a death you should wait for an executor of the estate to be named and then have them sign off on the cancellation unless of course they still want to sell.

[Manny Aldea Calgary]

I would agree with Ryan,...an executor of the estate determines what would be next for the estate.
But the answer lies in the listing contract that was signed by the seller.