MLS Description Rules

Telephone Numbers

General Contact Information

Names, Including Company Names

Email Addresses

Offering of Compensation

Links to webpages predominantly about offers of compensation

Websites

Security Codes

Lockbox Codes

Virtual Tour Links

Current Vacancy of Property

Title or Escrow Instructions

Showing Instructions

Links to Webpages Predominantly about Offers of Compensation

Bonuses To Agents

Contact information of any kind

Branded content(as defined in Rule 11.5(e))

Links to external websites of any kind, including but not limited to, agent or broker sites, video tours, virtual showing or open house tools, vendor sites, or offer submission/application/auction platforms

Showing instructions or open house information

Information regarding lockboxes, alarms, gate or other security codes, or occupancy status of the property (a statement that the property shall be delivered vacant is not a violation of this section).

Information deemed to create an unsafe or unsecure circumstance related to the listed property, property occupants, real estate practitioners, or the public

Information directed toward agents or brokers, including but not limited to, references to compensation, commission sharing or bonuses

Solicitations or invitations for the public to contact the listing agent or broker or any third parties affiliated with the listing agent or broker

Content that violates Fair Housing law or that is deemed discriminatory, illegal, defamatory, offensive, or otherwise inappropriate.CRMLS reserves the right to remove and issue citations for any inappropriate content.

Property owner name and/or occupant’s name, phone number, email address and address

Showing instructions including any references to a Keybox, burglar alarm or any security system, or to the vacancy of the property.

Compensation or bonuses offered to cooperating brokers

The name, except for broker code, of the listing office/broker; office agent information; phone numbers; office of model homes

Website addresses

Other information which goes beyond a description of the property except for buyer incentives offered by the seller and Security/Access Advisories. (Examples of acceptable comments: Do Not Disturb Tenant, No Trespassing, Secured Access, Guard Dogs on Property, Hazardous Conditions.)

Remarks Indicating a listing is unavailable (do not show, unavailable, rented, etc.)

Details of Compensation to Agent/Broker (commission, incentive, bonus, etc.)

No contact information is permitted, including names, phone or fax numbers, email addresses or website addresses (including virtual tours and transaction tracking URLs).

No calling instructions that request or suggest calling the listing agent or owner are permitted.

No showing instructions are permitted, including references to lockbox, alarm, gate or other security codes, or the vacancy of the property. However, a statement that the property shall be delivered vacant is not a violation.

No information directed toward real estate agents or brokers, including compensation offered to cooperating brokers may be shown in public remarks.

No other information may be provided that goes beyond the description and condition of the property.

Contact, personal, or professional information about the Participant or User

Any reference to a lock-box agreement

Any direct or indirect reference to websites or URL’s

User or Company information.

Vendor or third-party service provider information

Owner(s) of record name or contact information

Showing Instructions

Open House information

Inappropriate information or language

Calling/Access/Security/Gate or other codes for systems or equipment designed to ensure the security of the property

All listing remarks must be in compliance with State and Federal law in all matters relating to the advertisement and sale of real property.

Any direct or indirect reference to website or URL’s.

Any direct or indirect reference to offers of compensation.

Any direct or indirect reference to offers of compensation anywhere in the MLS, including but not limited to photos, virtual tours, remarks or attachments, public or private remarks or other open text fields is strictly forbidden.

Builder name is acceptable in Public remarks.

Contact, personal, or professional information about the Participant or User

Any reference to a lock-box agreement

Any direct or indirect reference to websites or URL’s

User or Company information.

Vendor or third-party service provider information

Owner(s) of record name or contact information

Showing Instructions

Open House information

Inappropriate information or language

Calling/Access/Security/Gate or other codes for systems or equipment designed to ensure the security of the property

All listing remarks must be in compliance with State and Federal law in all matters relating to the advertisement and sale of real property.

Any direct or indirect reference to website or URL’s.

Any direct or indirect reference to offers of compensation.

Any direct or indirect reference to offers of compensation anywhere in the MLS, including but not limited to photos, virtual tours, remarks or attachments, public or private remarks or other open text fields is strictly forbidden.

Builder name is acceptable in Public remarks.

No contact information including Open House notifications shall be placed in the Narrative (Public Remarks) section.

No Driving Directions

Photos cannot be branded with listing firm, listing agent information, colored borders, or any third-party contact information such as photographers, builders, or architects.

No external third-party links and or websites are allowed in the narrative.

Contact information may be placed in the agent information section, or in the listing information field provided for that purpose.