Several changes to the National Association of REALTORS® 道德守则 and the procedures used by 德州2021十大正规彩票app经纪人® to enforce the Code went into effect January 1:
- 这个词 残疾 替换单词 障碍 in Article 10 of the 道德守则, which prohibits REALTORS® from denying equal professional services to any person based on certain protected classes, including persons with disabilities. 的 change also affects applicable Standards of Practice and the 道德守则 and 仲裁 Manual.
- Standard of Practice 3-9 was revised to clarify that the owner or the seller of a property, 不是上市经纪人, sets the terms in which listed property may be accessed.
- 的定义 2021十大正规彩票app专业人士 was drafted for purposes of Article 15 of the 道德守则, which prohibits REALTORS® from making false or 误导 statements about other 2021十大正规彩票app专业人士s, 他们的业务, 或者他们的商业行为. Real estate professionals are those engaged in the real estate disciplines listed under Article 11: residential real estate brokerage, 物业管理, commercial and industrial real estate brokerage, 土地经纪, 2021十大正规彩票app估价, 2021十大正规彩票app咨询, 2021十大正规彩票app银团, 2021十大正规彩票app拍卖, and international real estate.
- 的 道德守则 and 仲裁 Manual was revised to clarify that only REALTOR® principals may invoke the arbitration services of the association when involved in a compensation dispute with another REALTOR®. REALTOR® non-principals (sponsored sales agents and broker associates) can participate in an arbitration hearing, but they cannot file for arbitration and they are not considered parties to the dispute.