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Posted by MFRMLS Fri, 26 May 2006 13:59:00 GMT
Any matter not specifically addressed in these Rules and Regulations shall be governed by the policies and procedures set forth by the National Association of REALTORS® as from time to time amended as well as the Policies and Procedures established by MFRMLS.
Posted by MFRMLS Fri, 02 Jun 2006 00:02:00 GMT
ARTICLE 1 – Name and Objective
Section 1: Name. The name of this organization shall be the My Florida Regional Multiple Listing Service Inc. (MFR
Posted by MFRMLS Fri, 02 Jun 2006 19:08:00 GMT
ARTICLE 1 – Name and Objective
Section 2. Purpose. MFR
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ARTICLE 1 – Name and Objective
Section 3: Definition of
There can be only one designated Participant per company. The MLS Participant is responsible for ensuring that all affiliated Subscribers, including registered staff, broker or agent assistants, comply with the rules, regulations and policies of the Service.
** Use of information developed by or published by MFR
Note: Mere possession of a broker’s license is not sufficient to qualify for
The key is that the Participant or potential Participant actively endeavors to make or accept offers of cooperation and compensation with respect to properties of the type that are listed on the
Posted by MFRMLS Fri, 02 Jun 2006 19:09:00 GMT
ARTICLE 2 - MEMBERSHIP QUALIFICATIONS
Posted by MFRMLS Fri, 02 Jun 2006 19:16:00 GMT
ARTICLE 2 - Membership Qualifications
Section 2: Non-REALTOR® Member Brokers. A non-member applicant for participation who is a principal, partner, corporate officer or branch office manager acting on behalf of a principal, shall supply evidence satisfactory to MFR
Posted by MFRMLS Fri, 02 Jun 2006 19:18:00 GMT
ARTICLE 2 - MEMBERSHIP QUALIFICATIONS
Section 3: Access and Reciprocity. Multiple Listing Service participatory rights are available to any REALTOR® (principal) or any firm comprised of REALTORS® (principals) irrespective of where they hold primary membership, subject only to their agreement to abide by Multiple Listing Service Rules & Regulations; to arbitrate contractual disputes with other participants; and to pay the same Multiple Listing Service dues, fees, and charges assessed to Participants holding membership with a Shareholder Board/Association.
Posted by MFRMLS Fri, 02 Jun 2006 19:21:00 GMT
Article 3 - Orientation and Training
Posted by MFRMLS Fri, 02 Jun 2006 19:23:00 GMT
Article 3 - Orientation and Training
Section 2: Training. Participants and subscribers may be required, at the discretion of the MLS, to complete additional training of not more than four (4) classroom hours in any twelve (12) month period when deemed necessary by the MLS to familiarize participants and subscribers with system changes or enhancement and/or changes to MLS rules or policies. Participants and subscribers must be given the opportunity to complete any mandated additional training remotely.
Posted by MFRMLS Mon, 05 Jun 2006 16:50:00 GMT
Section 1: All Listings Subject To Rules and Regulations. Any listing filed with MFR
Posted by MFRMLS Mon, 05 Jun 2006 16:53:00 GMT
Article 4 - Rules and Regulations
Section 2: Required Signatures on Listings and Changes.
A. The signature(s) of all property owner(s) of record must be on the listing agreement and other required forms at the time the property is entered into the MLS.
B. The signature(s) of all property owner(s) of record must be included on all changes in status, price changes, listing extensions and/or changes in terms. In lieu of the owner’s signature(s), acceptable documentation would include a faxed authorization or an email authorization with an electronic signature from the owner(s).
Posted by MFRMLS Mon, 05 Jun 2006 16:55:00 GMT
Article 4 - Rules and Regulations
Section 3: Listing Price Specified. The full listing price as stated in the listing contract must be indicated in the appropriate block of the
Posted by MFRMLS Mon, 05 Jun 2006 16:56:00 GMT
Article 4 - Rules and Regulations
Section 4: Range Priced Listings. Range Priced listings may be entered into the MLS by
A. Selecting “Range Priced” in the appropriate field.
B. Including a notation of the price range in which the owner(s) of record will consider offers in the first line of the Public Remarks as follows: “Range Priced – Owner(s) of record will consider offer between $X (insert dollar amount) and $Y (insert dollar amount), with $Y being considered full list price.”
C. The list price must be the high price shown in the range and low price must be the low price shown in the range.
Posted by MFRMLS Mon, 05 Jun 2006 16:58:00 GMT
Article 4 - Rules and Regulations
Section 5: Listing Photos and Virtual Tours.
B. Photographs, virtual tours and/or renderings submitted by a Participant or Subscriber shall not be copied by other Participants or Subscribers for use in a subsequent listing of the same property without written permission of the Participant or Subscriber who originally submitted the photographs, virtual tour or renderings.
C. There must be at least one front exterior photo, rendering, aerial photo or water view photo on loaded on each listing before it will be released into “Active” status. The front exterior photo or rendering must be entered in the 1st photo slot on all property types unless the 1st slot is an aerial photo or an exterior photo of a water view from the property/unit, in which case the front exterior photo must be in the 2nd slot. The only exception is for vacant land listings which must have a photo, aerial photo, rendering, site plot or plat map in the 1st photo slot.
D. Front exterior photos must show a majority of the total home/building and the broker’s yard signage may not be featured in the foreground.
E. Photos or virtual tours may not contain company or agent logos, agent photos, commissions, bonuses, any contact information, voice, text, or graphics of any kind (with the exception of copyright ©) in the virtual tour or photo sections. Only photographs, site plot, property sketch, property line art or survey of the property can be entered in the virtual tour and all photo fields. The third-party virtual tour vendor’s contact information (non-interactive) is the only contact information allowed on Virtual Tours. The virtual tour link may not contain any Participant/Subscribers names or links to any third party business or social networking sites.
Posted by MFRMLS Mon, 05 Jun 2006 17:00:00 GMT
Article 4 - Rules and Regulations
Section 6: Listing Remarks.
A. Rules relating to listing remarks vary by section: Public Remarks, Realtor Only Remarks and Additional remarks.
B. Public Remarks must be about the listed property or the transaction.
C. Builder name is acceptable in Public remarks.
D. Short Sale listings must be clearly identified in the Public by indicating “short sale” as the first words of the remarks.
E. The Public Remarks shall not include any of the following:
i. Contact, personal, or professional information about the Participant or Subscribers
ii. Any reference to a lockbox agreement
iii. Website links
iv. Subscribers or Company information.
v. Vendor or third party service provider information
vi. Owner(s) of record name or contact information.
vii. Showing Instructions
viii. Open House information
ix. Inappropriate information or language
F. All listing remarks must be in compliance with State and Federal law in all matters relating to the advertisement and sale of real property.
Posted by MFRMLS Mon, 05 Jun 2006 17:01:00 GMT
Article 4 - Rules and Regulations
Section 7: Duplicate Listings. MFR
Posted by MFRMLS Mon, 05 Jun 2006 17:02:00 GMT
Article 4 - Rules and Regulations
Section 8: Listing Multiple Properties. All properties which may be sold together or separately must be indicated individually in the Listing and on the
Posted by MFRMLS Mon, 05 Jun 2006 17:04:00 GMT
Article 4 - Rules and Regulations
Section 9: Tax ID. Listings must have the correct Tax ID number and/or format.
Posted by MFRMLS Mon, 05 Jun 2006 17:06:00 GMT
Article 4 - Rules and Regulations
Section 10: Map. The subject property’s location on the MLS map must be correct and if missing must be added.
Posted by MFRMLS Mon, 05 Jun 2006 17:08:00 GMT
Article 4 - Rules and Regulations
Section 11: Calling/Access Codes. For security purposes, the following information may only be published in the instructions section of the secure ShowingAssist program provided by the MLS: combination lockbox codes, security gate codes, security system alarm codes or any other codes for equipment or systems designed to ensure the security of the property.
Posted by MFRMLS Mon, 05 Jun 2006 17:09:00 GMT
Article 4 - Rules and Regulations
Section 12: Listings Not Available For Showing: Because MFR
A. listings may not be entered as Active prior to being available for actual showings by all Participants/Subscribers. For example: MFRMLS will not accept listings with “No showings until MM-DD”.
B. Active Listings that become temporarily unavailable for showing by other Participants for any reason whatsoever must be changed to “TOM” status within two days excluding weekends and federally recognized holidays and will expire automatically on the Expiration Date unless reactivated in the interim.
inactive status.
Posted by MFRMLS Mon, 05 Jun 2006 17:10:00 GMT
Article 4 - Rules and Regulations
Section 13: Driving Directions. Driving directions are required in the field provided and must be For narrative driving directions that include full street names, beginning and ending points and use standard directional designations such as north, south, east and west. Directions may not refer the user to an on-line electronic mapping service, e.g. MapQuest or
Posted by MFRMLS Mon, 05 Jun 2006 17:11:00 GMT
Article 4 - Rules and Regulations
Section 14: Short Sales. Short Sales must be disclosed in the “Special Sale Provision” field by selecting “Short Sale” in addition to remarks requirements above. See Article 5, Section 1C for further disclosures regarding compensation on Short Sales.
Posted by MFRMLS Mon, 05 Jun 2006 17:12:00 GMT
Article 4 - Rules and Regulations
Section 15: Listing Manipulation. Listing must reflect the correct status at all times and may not be inactivated through a change of status and then be reactivated to cause the listing to appear as new. The only valid reasons for changing a listing number is the execution of a new listing agreement by a new agent/new company or the execution of a new listing agreement on a property by the same brokerage which is dated at least 30 days after expiration or withdrawal of the prior agreement. The system’s CDOM (Cumulative Days on Market) will reset to zero after 60 days off the market.
Posted by MFRMLS Mon, 05 Jun 2006 17:16:00 GMT
Article 4 - Rules and Regulations
Section 16: Housing for Older Persons. Disclosure of qualified housing for older persons in the MLS database mandatory. Any listing otherwise eligible for dissemination in the MLS database that is located within a community that is “qualified housing for older persons” under the Fair Housing Act, and thus may lawfully limit occupancy to such older persons (e.g. an "over- 55” or “over-62” community), may also include a statement specifically disclosing such restriction in any remarks section of the listing.
A. The listing Participant must disclose that a property is qualified housing for older persons, then at the time the listing is loaded in the
i. Upload Affidavit or Display Renewal Date:
Affidavit: Immediately obtain and upload an executed copy of the approved “Housing for Older Persons Affidavit Verifying Occupancy and Qualification”. The Affidavit must be signed and notarized by authorized parties of the qualified community or its legal counsel and must state that any restriction on the age of the occupants of the property does not violate any federal, state, or local laws.
OR
ii. Renewal Date: Enter the Renewal Date as found on the Florida Commission on Human Relations website (http://fchr.state.fl.us/55_communities__1) in the field provided in MLS.
B. Select the appropriate age category ("55 and Over" or "62 and Over") under the “Housing for Older Persons” menu in the Listing Maintenance program. The property may be described as being qualified housing for older persons in any of the “Remarks” sections (optional).
C. The Participant’s submission of a listing to the MLX database that is subject to a restriction on the age of the occupants of the property shall constitute the Participant’s commitment to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the MLS against any claim that the MLS by including such remarks, has violated any local, state, or federal laws that prohibit discrimination against families with children, or on the basis of age.
