General agency occurs when the principal authorizes the agent to perform duties associated with the continued operation of the business such as property management.

• A. The agent is hired for a single task
• B. The principal authorizes ongoing duties
• C. The agent's authority is limited to one property
• D. The agent must be licensed by law

Answer: (B)

General agency is defined by authority to handle a range of duties necessary to operate a business on an ongoing basis. In property management, the principal authorizes the agent to manage day-to-day tasks like collecting rent, coordinating maintenance, leasing, and other ongoing decisions. That ongoing delegation of authority is what characterizes general agency.

The other perspectives don’t fit as well: a single-task arrangement describes a special (limited) agency, not general agency; being limited to one property is a narrow scope that doesn’t capture the ongoing operations aspect; and licensing is about legal qualification to practice, not the breadth of the agency relationship.