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The local Board or Association of REALTORS® can provide you with information
on the procedures for filing an ethics complaint. Here are some general principles
to keep in mind...
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Ethics complaints must be filed
with the local Board or Association of REALTORS® within
one hundred eighty (180) days from the time a complainant
knew (or reasonably should have known) that potentially
unethical conduct took place. |
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The REALTOR® Code of Ethics
consists of seventeen (17) Articles. The duties imposed
by many of the Articles are explained and illustrated through
accompanying Standards of Practice or case interpretations. |
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Your complaint should include
a narrative description of the circumstances that lead
to you to believe the Code of Ethics may have been violated |
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Your complaint must site one
or more of the Articles of the Code of Ethics which may
have been violated. Hearing Panels decide whether the Articles
expressly cited in complaints were violated – not
whether Standards of Practice or case interpretations were
violated. |
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The local Board or Associations
of REALTORS® Grievance Committee may provide technical
assistance in preparing a complaint in proper form and
with proper content. |
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NEXT  Before
the Hearing...
PROCEED TO Online
ethics complaint form...
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