Fair Housing Video Now Free Providing equal service to all is the basic tenet of federal fair housing law and part of NAR's Code of Ethics. Following the troubling results of a newspaper’s fair housing investigation, NAR is making its latest fair housing training video available as a free download to all associations and members. [...]
The safe hotline answer: If you talk/write communicate with anyone and the subject of real estate is in that communication, consider that "substantive contact" requiring that you "Mirandize" the consumer with a thorough explanation of your brokerage's services and the SC Disclosure of Real Estate Brokerage Relationships form. This could occur at a Christmas party. [...]
Fair Housing: Must Read Undercover Investigation of Violations https://projects.newsday.com/long-island/real-estate-agents-investigation/ NAR Ethics Article 10: "Fair Housing" REALTORS® shall not deny equal professional services to any person for reasons of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin, sexual orientation, or gender identity. REALTORS® shall not be parties to any plan or agreement to discriminate against [...]
https://projects.newsday.com/long-island/real-estate-agents-investigation/ Posted by: Byron King on 12/02/19 (This information is only accurate as of 12/02/19. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 12/02/19 as laws and regulations may change over time. SCR 803-772-5206 or email info at screaltors.org)
SECTION 40-5-310. Practicing law or soliciting legal cause of another without being enrolled as member of South Carolina Bar. No person may either practice law or solicit the legal cause of another person or entity in this State unless he is enrolled as a member of the South Carolina Bar pursuant to applicable court rules, [...]
This link contains a presentation that can educate tenants to be more responsible and avoid being evicted/ejected/homeless/on a "do not rent" list. https://familypromisenational.sharepoint.com/:p:/g/partners/EVoBzv970lhIph2e0jWjqqUBWNvqINRUJLT8RbvAuz6VzA?e=kolFjp Posted by: Byron King on 11/21/19 (This information is only accurate as of 11/21/19. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 11/21/19 as laws and regulations may [...]
https://llr.sc.gov/res/PDF/Residential%20Construction%20Standards.pdf Posted by: Byron King on 11/21/19 (This information is only accurate as of 11/21/19. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 11/21/19 as laws and regulations may change over time. SCR 803-772-5206 or email info at screaltors.org)
https://www.nar.realtor/articles/helping-the-homeless Florida REALTOR® Sherri Meadows led these programs. REALTORS® bus tour of homeless shelters to meet and talk to homeless people and learn about homelessness. REALTORS® lobby their legislature for money to reduce homelessness. REALTORS® participate in a Summit on homelessness. Posted by: Byron King on 11/20/19 (This information is only accurate as of 11/20/19. [...]
Any REALTORS® with ideas of how SCR and REALTORS® can address SC homelessness issues, please contact SCR. Here are some links from the internet that are related to homelessness solutions. (e.g. government, private, church, charitable, pet-friendly, domestic abuse, mental health, drug/alcohol rehab, bad weather, poverty, minors). https://www.hud.gov/states/south_carolina/homeless/hsghelp https://www.homelessshelterdirectory.org/southcarolina.html https://www.scemd.org/news/helpline-for-shelter-locations/ https://www.acf.hhs.gov/fysb/grants/south-carolina-rhy https://www.domesticshelters.org/help/sc.south-carolina https://www.sciway.net/org/sc-homeless.html https://www.sciway.net/org/columbia-sc-homeless.html https://one80place.org/get-help/ https://applepages.scjustice.org/services/?category=48 [...]
https://llr.sc.gov/re/recpdf/Property%20Condition%20Disclosure%20Statement.pdf New questions on FEMA "flooding/emergency" claims and historic designations/districts "restrictions" on the property. Designation as a historic building, landmark, site or location within a local historic or other restrictive district, which may limit changes, improvements or demolition of the property Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) claims filed on the property Posted by: Byron King [...]