Disciplinary Actions

ALI KHALESEH DEHGHAN (Eastern NC) – By Consent, the Commission suspended the broker license of Mr. Dehghan for a period of 2 years effective February 12, 2020. The Commission then stayed the suspension adding that the stayed suspension shall be terminated at such time as Mr. Dehghan is no longer on supervised probation. The Commission found that in December 2018, Mr. Dehghan was indicted in the US District Court, Eastern Division of NC, for knowingly possessing a firearm in violation of 18 UC 922(g)(5)(A) and 924. Mr. Dehghan pleaded guilty and was ordered to serve 6 months in prison, given credit for time served, and placed on supervised probation for 3 years.

PAUL EMANUEL JONES (Wilmington) – By Consent, the Commission reprimanded Mr. Jones effective February 12, 2020. The Commission found that in June 2019, Mr. Jones while attending a GENUP course, was disruptive to the point of being removed from the class.

KIMBERLY ANNE SARNO (Carthage) – The Commission accepted the permanent voluntary surrender of the broker license of Ms. Sarno effective February 12, 2020. The Commission dismissed without prejudice allegations that Ms. Sarno violated provisions of the Real Estate License Law and Commission rules. Ms. Sarno neither admitted nor denied misconduct.

WILLIAM B CHALK JR. (Morehead City) – By Consent, the Commission reprimanded Mr.  Chalk Jr. effective March 10, 2020. The Commission found that Mr. Chalk served as the broker-in-charge for a firm and that on or about December 2017, a Property Management Agreement was executed by the owner of the residential property, and an unlicensed employee, who handled all aspects of the management of the subject property, despite not being licensed. The firm deducted repair expenses from the owner’s proceeds, despite the lease requiring the tenant to be responsible for those repairs. The Lease Addendum, created by the unlicensed employee, required the tenant to make extensive repairs to the subject property in exchange for a reduced monthly rental payment.

CHALK & GIBBS INC. (Morehead City) – By Consent, the Commission reprimanded Chalk & Gibbs Inc. effective March 10, 2020. The Commission found that on or about December 2017, a Property Management Agreement was executed by the owner of the residential property, and an unlicensed employee, who handled all aspects of the management of the subject property, despite not being licensed. The firm deducted repair expenses from the owner’s proceeds, despite the lease requiring the tenant to be responsible for those repairs. The Lease Addendum, created by the unlicensed employee, required the tenant to make extensive repairs to the subject property in exchange for a reduced monthly rental payment.

Q MAXWELL ERNEST GILLAND (Charlotte) – By Consent, the Commission reprimanded the broker license of Mr. Gilland effective February 1, 2020. The Commission found that in 2017, Mr. Gilland, a provisional broker, referred a seller-client to his firm after learning confidential information about the seller-client. Subsequently, Mr. Gilland represented a buyer-client in a transaction with the firm’s seller-client. Mr. Gilland promised his buyer-client $5,000 to help the transaction close and issued a check for $5,000, but stopped payment on the check and failed to ever pay his buyer-client.  

STACY SECHREST PRANGER (High Point) – By Consent, the Commission reprimanded Ms. Pranger effective February 10, 2020 on certain conditions. The Commission found that Ms. Pranger, a broker-in-charge, failed to maintain her firm’s trust account records in compliance with Commission rules including failure to perform reconciliations, failure to do trial balances, failure to include required information on checks and deposits, and failure to accurately input expenses and deposits. Ms. Pranger also charged for services when fees were not clearly listed in the property management agreement. The Commission notes that Ms. Pranger and her firm are now in substantial compliance with Commission rules.

GATE CITY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC (High Point) – By Consent, the Commission reprimanded Gate City Property Management LLC effective February 10, 2020, on certain conditions. The Commission found that the firm failed to maintain its trust account records in compliance with Commission rules including failure to perform reconciliations, failure to do trial balances, failure to include required information on checks and deposits, and failure to accurately input expenses and deposits. The firm also charged for services when fees were not clearly listed in the property management agreement. The Commission notes that the firm is now in substantial compliance with Commission rules.

GREGORY A FAULCON (Charlotte) – By Consent, the Commission reprimanded Mr.  Faulcon effective April 1, 2020. The Commission found that in April 2018, Mr. Faulcon listed a HUD foreclosure property and represented the property in the MLS as a three-bedroom mobile home. Mr. Faulcon did not obtain or review a copy of the septic permit, which indicated that the septic system was designed for two bedrooms. A buyer purchased the property with the understanding that it was a three-bedroom mobile home. Mr. Faulcon has since paid the buyer the cost to upgrade to a three bedroom system.

FAULCON & ASSOCIATES REAL ESTATE LLC (Charlotte) – By Consent, the Commission reprimanded Faulcon & Associates Real Estate LLC effective April 1, 2020. The Commission found that in April 2018, Faulcon & Associates Real Estate LLC listed a HUD foreclosure property and represented the property in the MLS as a three-bedroom mobile home. The firm did not obtain or review a copy of the septic permit, which indicated that the septic system was designed for two bedrooms. A buyer purchased the property with the understanding that it was a three-bedroom mobile home. The buyer later discovered the misrepresentation when selling the property when his listing agent obtained the septic permit as part of the listing process. The firm has since paid the buyer the cost to upgrade to a three bedroom system.