Legal FAQs

While it cannot hurt to include an image or link to the SC Disclosure of Real Estate Brokerage Relationships form in all emails and texts (better than nothing), the law requires having a "meaningful explanation" of the form and the brokerage services with any potential consumer upon first substantive contact. SCR110 is the form. Place… Continue Reading License Law Form SCR110 and Explanation in all Your Emails and Texts and Letters

Generally in the practice of residential real estate, the REALTORS® act as scriveners for the parties and fill in the pre-printed blanks on current SC forms. The advantage of using current SCR standard forms is that REALTORS® are usually trained and familiar with the pre-printed language in the current SCR forms. Therefore, the REALTORS® can… Continue Reading Standard Forms! Hurray!

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.… Continue Reading NAR Provides Cost Free Fair Housing Video to 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.… Continue Reading Risk Management: Don’t Talk Casually About Real Estate. Discuss the SC Disclosure of Real Estate Brokerage Relationships Form SCR110

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… Continue Reading Ethics Case 10-2 (Fair Housing Ethics)

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,… Continue Reading Unauthorized Practice of Law in SC

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… Continue Reading Tenancy Education Program to Prevent Homelessness

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.… Continue Reading Florida REALTORS Tackle Homelessness