Top Ten Legal Hotlines April 2025
803-772-5206
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#1 Forms
(Forms is almost always #1)
(See SCR forms training videos at the SC REALTOR® Youtube Channel)
https://www.youtube.com/@SCREALTORS/featured
(SCR attorneys – Austin, Tiara, Byron can present forms training on Zoom or in your Office)
(SCR forms update is coming soon, likely in June 2025)
(SCR120 LB2BB, SCR120 S2BB)((buyer agreements)
[This week, the standard forms committee and the executive committee approved updates to the residential purchase agreements and proposed moving the home warranty from the contract onto an addendum. Stay tuned for next week's Board of Directors meeting (5/22/25). These changes are designed to shorten the forms and cover some post-settlement evolutions in the practice of real estate in South Carolina.]
#2. Other Miscellaneous Legal Topics – catch all for various legal issues, risk management
#3. Professionalism, Ethics
(Professionalism issues are a #1 risk management concern in member surveys)
#4 through #10
Advertising
License Laws
Disclosure
Property Management
Due Diligence
Earnest Money
#10. State Laws
#11 through #19
Agency
Compensation
Fair Housing
MLS Issues
Settlement Issues
MLS CCP Clear Cooperation Policy (1 business day entry, office exclusives)
Office Management
Federal Laws
Multiple Offers
This information is only accurate as of 5/15/25. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 5/15/25 as laws and regulations may change over time. SCR 803-772-5206 or email info at screaltors.org or email byron at screaltors.org)
This information is not legal advice. This information is intended only to provide general information and may not be relied upon as specific legal guidance. Legal counsel should always be consulted before acting in reliance on this information.