Rules & Regulations

Article 01 - Name and Objective

• Article 01.01: Name
• Article 01.02: Purpose
• Article 01.03: Definition of MLS Participant

Article 02 - Membership Qualifications

• Article 02.01: REALTOR® Association Member Brokers
• Article 02.02: Non-REALTOR® Member Brokers
• Article 02.03: Access and Reciprocity

Article 03 - Orientation and Training

• Article 03.01: Orientation
• Article 03.02: Training

Article 04 - Rules and Regulations

• Article 04.01: All Listings Subject To Rules and Regulations
• Article 04.02: Required Signatures on Listings and Changes
• Article 04.03: Listing Price Specified
• Article 04.04: Virtually Staged Photos
• Article 04.05: Listing Content and Virtual Tours
• Article 04.06: Listing Remarks

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Article 05 - Listing Procedures

• Article 05.01: Submission of Listings
• Article 05.02: Types of Listings Accepted
• Article 05.03: Optional Listing Types
• Article 05.04: Listing Types Not Accepted
• Article 05.05: Other Listing Types
• Article 05.06: Non-Participant Listings

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Article 06 - Selling Procedures

• Article 06.01: Showing and Negotiations
• Article 06.02: Presentation of Offers
• Article 06.03: Right of Cooperating Participant in Presentation of Offer
• Article 06.04: Right of Listing Participant in Presentation of Counter-Offers
• Article 06.05: Advertising of Listing Filed with Stellar MLS
• Article 06.06: Reporting Cancellation of Pending and Contingent Pending Sales

Article 07 - Refusal to Sell

• Article 07.00

Article 08 - Prohibitions

• Article 08.01: Information for Participants Only
• Article 08.02: "For Sale" Signs
• Article 08.03: "Sold"/"Sale Pending" Signs
• Article 08.04: Solicitation of Listing Filed with Stellar MLS
• Article 08.05: On-Line Recruiting

Article 09 - Compensation

• Article 09.01: Division of Commissions
• Article 09.02: Compensation Required
• Article 09.03: Single Agent/Transaction Broker/Non-Representative Compensation
• Article 09.04: Participant as Principal
• Article 09.05: Participant as Purchaser
• Article 09.06: Dual or Variable Rate Commission Arrangements

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Article 10 - Fees and Service Charges

• Article 10.00

Article 11 - Compliance With Rules

• Article 11.01: Authority to Impose Discipline
• Article 11.02: Action for Non-Compliance with Rules
• Article 11.03: Applicability of Rules to Participants and/or Subscribers
• Article 11.04: Penalties for Inaccurate or Incomplete Data

Article 12 - Enforcement of Rules or Disputes

• Article 12.01: Consideration of Alleged Violations
• Article 12.02: Violation of Rules and Regulations
• Article 12.03: The Use of Fines as Part of Rules Enforcement
• Article 12.04: Complaints of Professional Misconduct

Article 13 - Confidentiality of Stellar MLS Information

• Article 13.01: Official Information of Stellar MLS
• Article 13.02: Stellar MLS Not Responsible for Accuracy of Information

Article 14 - Ownership of the Stellar MLS Compilations and Copyrights

• Article 14.01: Submittal of Listing
• Article 14.02: Copyright
• Article 14.03. MLS Compilation
• Article 14.04: Deletion/Removal of MLS Data

Article 15 - Use of Stellar MLS Information

• Article 15.01: Limitations on Use of Stellar MLS Information
• Article 15.02: Access of the Stellar MLS Data Base
• Article 15.03: Purpose and Use of the Stellar MLS Data Base
• Article 15.04: Use of Contact Information from the MLS
• Article 15.05: Use of Office / Firm And Agent Ranking Data
• Article 15.06 Participant Data Feed

Article 16 - Reproduction Use of Copyrighted Stellar MLS Compilations

• Article 16.01: Distribution
• Article 16.02: Display
• Article 16.03: Reproduction

Article 17 - Arbitration of Disputes

• Article 17.00

Article 18 - Standards of Conduct for Stellar MLS

• Article 18.00

Article 19 - Stellar MLS IDX Rules and Regulations

• Article 19.00: Stellar MLS IDX Rules and Regulations
• Article 19.01: IDX and MLS GRID Data Usage
• Article 19.02: Consent to IDX Display
• Article 19.03: Participation
• Article 19.04: Notice of Intent
• Article 19.05: Use of MLS GRID Data

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Article 20 - Virtual Office Website Rules and Regulations

• Article 20.01: Definitions
• Article 20.02: Participant's VOW
• Article 20.03
• Article 20.04
• Article 20.05
• Article 20.06

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Article 21 - Changes in Rules and Regulations

• Article 21.01: Amendments
• Article 21.02: Revision Date

Appendix

• Fine Matrix
• Property Class Definitions