Legal FAQs

On April 27th, SCR CEO Nick Kremydas posted his podcast with Christ Winston of SC Housing Authority. https://schousing.com/home/sc-stay https://www.wltx.com/article/news/local/schousing-rental-utility-assistance-scstayplus-may/101-159934a2-4834-436f-b9c1-60ccf5f246d7 https://www.wistv.com/2021/04/27/millions-more-rent-utility-assistance-coming-sc/ https://www.schousing.com/home/COVID-19-Forbearance https://www.justia.com/covid-19/50-state-covid-19-resources/eviction-mortgage-foreclosure-relief-during-covid-19-50-state-resource/ https://www.consumer.sc.gov/consumer-resources/help-homeowners https://www.consumerfinance.gov/coronavirus/mortgage-and-housing-assistance/help-for-homeowners/request-forbearance-or-mortgage-relief/ Posted by: Byron King on 4/28/21 (This information is only accurate as of 4/28/21. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 4/28/21 as laws and regulations… Continue Reading Rental Assistance News (and Mortgage Assistance)

SCR501 Independent Contractor Agreement requires the BIC and associated licensees are licensed. Good to renew annually to ensure everyone is licensed. https://screaltors.org/wp-content/uploads/Forms/501.pdf You can look your license up at LLR website to ensure you have an active real estate license. BICs double check your licensees are active licensees regularly. Licensees check your own license for… Continue Reading Ensure You and Your Colleagues are Licensed

Contact the SCR Hotline attorneys at 803-772-5206 Byron Austin TPitts (Tiara also is the Fair Housing Program Director) There were almost 800 hotlines in March (780+) The top TEN Hotlines in March 2021: The first five are the classic top hotline issues: 1. Forms questions 2. License Law questions 3. State Law questions 4. OTHER… Continue Reading Top TEN Hotlines in March 2021

SCR forms webinar April 19, 2021! SCR Forms Update Webinar Coming Soon Join SCR Director of Legal & Regulatory Affairs, Austin Smallwood, Esq. as he discusses changes to the SCR 518, 504, 505, 500 and 330 in this webinar on April 19th at 1:00 pm. To register: https://screaltors-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Rx4ZCueLRa6a1z38qCmNhA This webinar will also be live-streamed, recorded… Continue Reading Risk Management: Use Current Forms + Recommend Legal Counsel asap

Magic words to use in all your BPO’s and CMA’s: "This market analysis may not be used for the purposes of obtaining financing in a federally related transaction". THIS IS NOT AN APPRAISAL. I have presented the dollars for this property as PRICE, not VALUE. The SC LLR Appraisers Board has stated that only licensed… Continue Reading BPO CMA – Always Include in Report to Avoid LLR Appraisers Board Issues

Federal Money for rental assistance (e.g., tenants, landlords) available now. 6 large SC counties are administering their federal rental assistance. SC Housing is administering federal rental assistance for the other counties. SCR CEO Nick Kremydas plans to interview the program director at SC Housing on their federal rental assistance program on Friday. http://www.richlandcountysc.gov/ https://www.wistv.com/2021/03/29/richland-co-announces-phone-online-portal-rental-assistance-program/ https://www.wltx.com/article/money/rental-assistance-program-richland-county-south-carolina/101-55c49260-8600-4be9-ae30-205fd4b79a99… Continue Reading Richland County Taking Rental Assistance Applications (April 5)

Rental assistance money for tenants and landlords from the feds. https://www.postandcourier.com/business/sc-has-346m-to-help-with-overdue-rent-and-utility-bills-heres-how-to-get/article_4d4f45de-9882-11eb-9924-57aac6e55df1.html Keep a lookout for more info in the SCR e-newletters in the near future! Please send your rental assistance success stories to SCR (e.g., landlords, tenants). 6 large SC counties will administer the money. The other SC counties that did not qualify for population… Continue Reading Rental Assistance from Feds for Tenants and Landlords back to March 2020

https://www.inman.com/2021/04/05/the-inman-handbook-on-how-to-win-a-bidding-war/?utm_source=saturdaysendnonselect&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=saturdaysend&utm_content=847405_textlink_1_20210410 Posted by: Byron King on 4/12/21 (This information is only accurate as of 4/12/21. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 4/12/21 as laws and regulations may change over time. SCR 803-772-5206 or email info at screaltors.org)

South Carolina Residential Property Condition Disclosure Statement (Effective 5/1/21) (Revised 4/21) Posted by: Byron King on 4/12/21 (This information is only accurate as of 4/12/21. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 4/12/21 as laws and regulations may change over time. SCR 803-772-5206 or email info at screaltors.org)

On April 7, 2021, the Eleventh Circuit issued its long-awaited opinion in Gil v. Winn Dixie, holding that websites are not places of public accommodation under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). In Gil, the district court held that Winn Dixie’s website was inaccessible in violation of the ADA due to the… Continue Reading 11th Circuit Says Website Not ADA (from NAR)(parts of GA/FL/AL)