A longtime local Realtor has been fined and seen his licenses revoked by the Alabama Real Estate Commission.
According to the minutes from a March 22 meeting of the commission, Michael Langston, formerly of The Lake Martin Experience, was found guilty on two counts which included failing to “properly account for or remit money coming into possession which belonged to others” and “co-mingling funds coming into possession which belonged to others with the company operating account and with the personal account of Mr. Langston.”
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