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The RMLS™ Rules and Regulations Committee has requested that periodic reports are given to subscribers about the number and types of formal rules violations, along with information about informal violations and courtesy notifications by type.<\/em> Read “If a RMLS™ Rule is Broken, What Happens?<\/a>” for a deeper explanation.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have you ever spotted something wrong in a property listing on RMLSweb<\/em>? The Data Accuracy team is responsible for sorting things out whenever a RMLS™ subscriber contacts us\u2014whether that is via the “Report Issue<\/a>” button on a listing, by email, or contacting us directly by phone. We hear from many of you: in 2018 our team handled 3,737 phone calls!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can probably imagine how busy that keeps our small staff, and in 2018 we started using new software, called Listing Data Checker (LDC), to help us spot and correct issues more proactively. LDC helps automate simple tasks that used to take staff time every single work day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We track 30 specific issues in LDC. Six of these are courtesy notifications, but the other 24 are informal violations of the RMLS™ Rules and Regulations. In addition to our focus on education in 2018 there were eight formal violations that resulted in $1,400 in fines being collected. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

FORMAL VIOLATIONS<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The RMLS™ Rules and Regulations Committee<\/a> reviews all formal complaints<\/a> which allege a violation of the RMLS™ Rules and Regulations<\/a>. The committee has the power to impose sanctions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2018, eight formal rules violations were filed, with a grand total of $1,400 in fines levied. Following is a list of the specific violations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n