Q. I am the listing agent for a residential rental property. My clients recently accepted a rental application and ratified a lease.

The NVAR Standard Forms Library has been updated (effective April 1, 2020) to provide Realtors® with new tools and to make necessary updates to outdated forms, particularly the Listing Agreement Amendment (K0004).

Ensuring that all citizens have fair access to housing is essential “[to protect] the peace, health, safety, prosperity, and general welfare of all the inhabitants of the Commonwealth …

The revised Rules take effect on March 1, 2020.

Q. Form updates are usually released in January and July. Why did NVAR release updates in December?

Q. What do we need to know about providing access to properties in a way that is safe for Realtors®, their clients, and members of the general public?

I have heard about services that will provide lists of recently expired or cancelled Bright MLS listings. What do I need to know to avoid violating our legal and ethical obligations?

I’ve been seeing a lot of properties advertised online or on signs as “Coming Soon,” but the property is not in the MLS, and the listing agent is permitting showings. Is this legal, ethical, or a violation of the MLS rules?

As of Jan. 1, 2019, there will no longer be a substantive difference between the common law landlord/tenant provisions and the Virginia Residential Landlord Tenant Act (VRLTA).

With respect to listing the property, there are two separate issues. First, is there a security system in the property that records both audio and video?

Q. As a real estate licensee, I market myself as a member of a team. What do I need to know about the newly-enacted team legislation?

GDPR stands for the General Data Protection Regulation. This European Union regulation took effect on May 25, 2018.

Q. I represent a landlord and recently received an application from five friends seeking to rent a single-family residence in Fairfax. Is it a Fair Housing violation to reject the application, even though the property has five bedrooms?

THE REALTORS® CODE OF ETHICS is more than a guide to right and wrong.

IN 1990, Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), with the aim of providing equal access and protection to millions of Americans living with disabilities. Title III of the ADA requires that public accommodations and commercial facilities provide adequate accessibility to disabled persons.

Providing for more than one walk-through inspection gives buyers the ability to check on the progress of work as early as one week before settlement.

Something creative about what kind of information a licensee can release to a landlord during the rental application process.

On January 1, NVAR and five neighboring Realtor® Associations announced the opportunity for certain Article 12 violation allegations under the Code of Ethics to be filed anonymously.