MLS Reinstatement Fee for Offices Suspended for Non-Payment
| First Reinstatement | $100.00 |
| Second Reinstatement | $250.00 |
| Third Reinstatement (Within a Calendar Year) | $500.00 |
Photo Fines
| 7 Day Fine – Applied when “Realtor Submit photo” is not submitted within 7 days. | $50.00 |
| Submitting a Property Photo w/ Agent or Office Branding (Increases $50 for each subsequent offense) |
$50.00 1st offense
$100.00 2nd offense |
| Inappropriate/Indecent Photo Upload | $2,500 |
| Failure to submit at least one exterior photo for all property categories except Vacant Land | $25.00 |
| For submitting photos previously entered into the Service by another agent or agency without written permission from the photos original owner/licensee. | $50.00 per offense |
IDX Fines
| Data Posting Violation | $500.00 per occurrence |
| Unauthorized Use (as described in Section 14 of MLS Rules and Regulations) | $500.00 per occurrence |
| Site Registration Violation | $50.00 per occurrence |
| Not posting the required fields, logos and/or disclaimers | $50.00 per occurrence |
| Not updating the listing content every seven (7) days / not posting last update date | $50.00 per occurrence |
| Not properly displaying the listing office name | $500.00 per occurrence |
Listing/Membership Fines
| Failure to report to MLS, all licensees in office | $100.00 ea. + back billing |
| Giving Out Agent ID & Password to Unauthorized Users (including non-members & clients) |
$1,000 per offense |
| Showing Properties during the Deferred Showing or Coming Soon Period | Warning – 1st offense $500.00 – 2nd offense $1,000.00 – 3rd offense 30 Day Suspension of MLS Privileges 4th offense (Violations are considered in a 24-month rolling period) |
| Failure to File a Deferred Showing Form or Coming Soon Form When Listing is Reported to MLS | $100 per day to be capped at $500 for 1st offense Escalating fine structure applies) |
| Reporting Late Listings | $100.00 per day |
| Reporting Late Price Changes | $25.00 for 1-5 days $5 per day thereafter |
| Reporting Late Pendings | $25.00 for 1-5 days $5 per day thereafter |
| Reporting Late Off-Markets (deal-fell, withdrawal) | $25.00 for 1-5 days $5 per day thereafter |
| Reporting Late Closings | $25.00 for 1-5 days $5 per day thereafter |
| Reporting Late Changes in Listing Contract | $25.00 for 1-5 days $5 per day thereafter |
| Incomplete or incorrect Listing Contract | $25.00 per item |
| Incorrect listing date or expiration date entered | $50.00 |
| Incomplete Listings – Required Keywords & Features | $3.00 per item |
| Entering Promotional Information in Remarks Section | $50.00 per offense |
| For Failure to Report “terms of sale” in Remarks Section | $50.00 per day |
| Reporting Incorrect selling and/or off market information | $25.00 |
| For any extended listing, extended without sellers’ signature | $100.00 per offense |
| For Failure to provide MLS with requested documentation within allotted time |
$100.00 per day |
| For Failure to express clearly, compensation offered to selling broker and buyers broker |
$25.00 |
| Inaccurate “Broker Assisted Sale” Sold Information | $100.00 |
| Rules & Regulations Violation – for fines not specified (Lag policy may apply if violation is not rectified) |
$50.00 per violation |
| For reporting a listing to MLS without the seller(s) signatures | $1,000.00 per offense And report licensee to DBR |
| For advertising another broker’s listings without permission of the listing broker | $100.00 per incident |
| Fine for Violation of Section 6.8 – Brokerage Advertising | Warning 1st offense $500.00 2nd offense $1,000.00 3rd offense – 30 Day Suspension of MLS Privileges 4th offense (Violations are considered in a 24-month rolling period) |
Updated: 9/21/2018