DMCA is one strategy for the brokerage to manage risks of being sued for posting other people's photos, videos, music or words on your website. To prevent a law firm from directly suing you for having unauthorized display of other people's intellectual property, register someone for each website with the federal government. Once registered, you… Continue Reading DMCA Registration Manage Copyright Lawsuit Risks to Your Website
Question 1: A local board posts the following to Facebook: Join your local association of REALTORS® on February 8 for a virtual cooking class. We will learn to prepare a full meal and cocktails. Ingredient list will be provided. RSVP here. Is it legal? 69.9% Yes 30.1% No Total 73 votes Question 2: A local… Continue Reading Is It Legal? RPAC Gameshow! Correct answers in Red/See End
Good info from NAR for anyone interested in legal topics and real estate. NAR resources (in NAR's REALTOR Store), many of which are free through NAR's Right Tools Right Now Program (RTRN): - NAR's "Housing Point: Fair Housing Act Video", available free through NAR's RTRN Program (https://store.realtor/housing-point-fair-housing-act-video-download/) - NAR's Antitrust 101 for Real Estate Professionals… Continue Reading NAR Resources on the Law
NAR on Love Letters and Love Videos: https://www.nar.realtor/fair-housing-corner/love-letters-or-liability-letters Short safe answer: Don't use love letters/videos. Don't accept love letters/videos. Long answer: Consider having a listing brokerage policy to discuss and get seller direction to avoid receiving and never presenting love letters/videos to the sellers. Discuss this issue with other real estate licensees who may be… Continue Reading Multiple Offers – Love Letters – Avoid – Fair Housing Risks
http://schousing.com/home/sc-stay https://www.wltx.com/article/news/local/25-million-in-financial-help-on-the-way-for-struggling-sc-renters/101-009fd00f-2061-4263-aa4f-d5489af2f2b9 Posted by: Byron King on 2/4/21 (This information is only accurate as of 2/4/21. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 2/4/21 as laws and regulations may change over time. SCR 803-772-5206 or email info at screaltors.org)
December Hotline statistics: Top Categories: 1. Forms 2. State Law 3. License Law 4. Ethics 5. Disclosure Issues Top Other Issues: 1. Multiple Offers 2. MLS Issues, Clear Cooperation, Public Marketing, No Pocket Listings 3. How to re-market listing once a deal dies... 4. Teams 5. Earnest Money Top Ethics: 1. Article 1 2. Article… Continue Reading Hot Hotlines! Top Ten
If all offers are promptly presented to the seller, that complies with this portion of SC license law. (H) With regard to offers to purchase real estate, a licensee shall: (1) upon receipt, prepare all offers in writing and promptly present them to the seller If all offers are submitted objectively and quickly as possible,… Continue Reading Listing Reps – submit all offers in WRITING, promptly, objectively, quickly as possible…
Please tune in to further NAR training on Fair Housing and the ban on hate/harassing speech + epithets/slurs. Reminder - Breaking Down the Code Training Hi everyone, Next week’s virtual Code of Ethics training will discuss the changes to Appendix VII, Sanctioning Guidelines. All are welcome to attend and the session will be recorded for… Continue Reading NAR Article 10, SOP 10-5, Code of Ethics Training February 9 at Noon EST
https://issuu.com/schousing/docs/impactreportfinal?fr=sOWU3NjE3MTk1MQ Posted by: Byron King on 2/1/21 (This information is only accurate as of 2/1/21. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 2/1/21 as laws and regulations may change over time. SCR 803-772-5206 or email info at screaltors.org)
SCR Professional Standards Policy allows shielding the complainant's name only through the citation offer to the respondent. This is temporary anonymity. The citation will not have the complainant's name on the citation offer. Citations are the ethics traffic tickets. Article 12 advertising is ideal for citations. If the respondent does not accept the citation and… Continue Reading Anonymous Complaints are Actually Temporary Limited Anonymity