Legal FAQs

Use SCR315 and SCR415 and the Lead Hazards Pamphlet routinely to prepare for future EPA audits of your files. https://screaltors.org/wp-content/uploads/Forms/316.pdf UPDATED: https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2020-04/documents/lead-in-your-home-portrait-color-2020-508.pdf https://screaltors.org/wp-content/uploads/Forms/315.pdf (sales) https://screaltors.org/wp-content/uploads/Forms/415.pdf (rentals) https://www.epa.gov/enforcement/epas-lead-based-paint-enforcement-helps-protect-children-and-vulnerable-communities-2020 Selected Highlights Muhammad Ashraf (PA) paid a penalty of $84,000 to settle alleged Lead Disclosure Rule (LDR) violations related to six residential lease agreements. The alleged violations included… Continue Reading EPA Lead Hazards – FINES

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3DWZcu3P2Q Posted by: Byron King on 6/03/21 (This information is only accurate as of 6/03/21. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 6/03/21 as laws and regulations may change over time. SCR 803-772-5206 or email info at screaltors.org or email byron at screaltors.org)

Sellers should obtain legal counsel on surveillance. Microphones are a risk. Laws against eavesdropping, wiretapping... Cameras in areas with no expectation of privacy are less risk than microphones. A 67-year-old operator of two Airbnb’s in Aiken County was arrested Wednesday by State Law Enforcement Division agents on a voyeurism charge. Three lawsuits filed earlier against… Continue Reading Surveillance: No Cameras Where Expectation of Privacy

https://www.thestate.com/news/local/environment/article251855108.html Posted by: Byron King on 6/03/21 (This information is only accurate as of 6/03/21. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 6/03/21 as laws and regulations may change over time. SCR 803-772-5206 or email info at screaltors.org or email byron at screaltors.org)

Appraisers can look at the Cost Approach to Appraise. This may result in strong dollars since building materials costs are increasing. Other appraisal methods are the Comparable Sales Approach and the Income Approach. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cost_approach Posted by: Byron King on 6/02/21 (This information is only accurate as of 6/02/21. You must contact SCR for updates and… Continue Reading Cost Approach to Appraisal

https://www.wect.com/2021/05/03/brunswick-county-families-sue-claiming-home-elevators-failed-causing-serious-injuries/ Posted by: Byron King on 6/01/21 (This information is only accurate as of 6/01/21. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 6/01/21 as laws and regulations may change over time. SCR 803-772-5206 or email info at screaltors.org or email byron at screaltors.org)

Always assume surveillance! Behave in listings. Limit verbal communications on listed property. Text confidential information such as how much the buyer would pay for the property or derogatory comments about the property or the sellers or listing agent rather than stating aloud where verbal communications might be listened to by the seller side. Sellers get… Continue Reading SURVEILLANCE – microphones/cameras

SC Code exempt private elevators from annual inspections and requires of others. https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t41c016.php Risk management tip...consider recommending elevator/dumbwaiter inspections during SCR310 due diligence. A Pawleys Island couple who thought they bought a home with an elevator has been awarded $4.4 million by a jury that found the seller failed to disclose the feature actually was… Continue Reading Risk Management idea…Recommend Elevator/Dumbwaiter Inspections

https://scdhec.gov/environment/your-home/radon Posted by: Byron King on 5/25/21 (This information is only accurate as of 5/25/21. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 5/25/21 as laws and regulations may change over time. SCR 803-772-5206 or email info at screaltors.org or email byron at screaltors.org)

10. Team Issues 9. Vacation Rental Act Issues 8. Remarketing after a failed deal 7. Referral fees 6. Tax Issues 5. Earnest Money Issues 4. Ethics Issues 3. License Law Issues 2. Forms Issues 1. SC State Law Issues +700 Hotlines in April 2021. SCR provided ethics and forms classes via Zoom. Contact SCR legal… Continue Reading Top Ten HOTLINES (April 2021)