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The standard shtar for mechiras chometz establishes the Rav as your shlyach to sell chometz. If the Rav was simply an unpaid shliyach, then Rav would not be liable for the chometz. However, most Rabbonim in the US are paid a salary and part of their contract includes the responsibility to sell the shul’s chometz every year. In that case, the Rav would be a “paid shliyach” and would be liable for the cost of any unsold chometz.