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Massachusetts REALTOR® Legal Resources The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® is happy to provide our members with comprehensive and easy to understand legal information on a wide variety of topics affecting the real estate industry. Please note that many legal resources are restricted to MAR members as a benefit of membership. If you cannot find the information you require please contact MAR Legal Hotline staff at legalhotline@marealtor.com New State Data Security Regulations went into effect March 1, 2010. New Member Benefit Selected MAR Real Estate Forms now available at no cost to members. Click here to log in and view the forms. Legal Archives Our legal archives have been organized into twenty of the most common legal topics pertinent to the real estate industry. View the Legal Archives by Subject The MAR Legal Hotline The MAR Legal Hotline offers authorized callers access to staff attorneys who can assist members with questions about current state and federal laws and regulations, permissible business practices, and important court rulings affecting real estate practitioners. To take advantage of the Legal Hotline service, a member's designated broker must first complete and sign an Authorization Form and return to the MAR Legal Department. Once approved as an authorized caller, MAR members may access the Hotline by calling 800-370-LEGAL (5342), sending an e-mail to legalhotline@marealtor.com, or faxing questions to 781-890-4919. The hours of operation are Monday-Friday, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. MAR compiles and publishes the questions and answers to our most popular inquiries, click here for the archives. Download the MAR Legal Hotline Authorization Form View the Legal Hotline Q&A Archives View Notes from the Legal Hotline Legal Information MAR constantly monitors current legal issues affecting the brokerage industry. Together with outside counsel the legal department compiles information about current legal issues affecting the industry. MAR has compiled a directory of all publications and makes them available for members on a constant basis. View the Legal Information Archives Licensure MAR publishes common question and answers regarding license law in Massachusetts. Written by the Board of Registration of Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons, these articles are made available to all members. View the Licensure Archives Ethics All Realtors are bound by the National Association of Realtors Code of Ethics. Click here to find up-to-date articles on the various provisions the Code of Ethics. View the Ethics Archives State and Federal Government Links State and Federal Government websites can be great legal resources. This webpage features some of the most useful links that provide information about common legal topics in the real estate industry. View Useful State and Government Links

Massachusetts REALTOR® Legal Resources

The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® is happy to provide our members with comprehensive and easy to understand legal information on a wide variety of topics affecting the real estate industry. Please note that many legal resources are restricted to MAR members as a benefit of membership. If you cannot find the information you require please contact MAR Legal Hotline staff at legalhotline@marealtor.com

New State Data Security Regulations went into effect March 1, 2010.

New Member Benefit

Selected MAR Real Estate Forms now available at no cost to members. Click here to log in and view the forms.

Legal Archives

Our legal archives have been organized into twenty of the most common legal topics pertinent to the real estate industry.

View the Legal Archives by Subject

The MAR Legal Hotline

The MAR Legal Hotline offers authorized callers access to staff attorneys who can assist members with questions about current state and federal laws and regulations, permissible business practices, and important court rulings affecting real estate practitioners. To take advantage of the Legal Hotline service, a member's designated broker must first complete and sign an Authorization Form and return to the MAR Legal Department. Once approved as an authorized caller, MAR members may access the Hotline by calling 800-370-LEGAL (5342), sending an e-mail to legalhotline@marealtor.com, or faxing questions to 781-890-4919. The hours of operation are Monday-Friday, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. MAR compiles and publishes the questions and answers to our most popular inquiries, click here for the archives.

Legal Information

MAR constantly monitors current legal issues affecting the brokerage industry. Together with outside counsel the legal department compiles information about current legal issues affecting the industry. MAR has compiled a directory of all publications and makes them available for members on a constant basis.
View the Legal Information Archives

Licensure

MAR publishes common question and answers regarding license law in Massachusetts. Written by the Board of Registration of Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons, these articles are made available to all members.
View the Licensure Archives

Ethics

All Realtors are bound by the National Association of Realtors Code of Ethics. Click here to find up-to-date articles on the various provisions the Code of Ethics.
View the Ethics Archives

State and Federal Government Links

State and Federal Government websites can be great legal resources. This webpage features some of the most useful links that provide information about common legal topics in the real estate industry.
View Useful State and Government Links