It is recommended that associations of REALTORS® discontinue and avoid any association or MLS regulation of advertising placed in a commercial advertising publication published by a commercial publisher and sponsored or endorsed by the association and that further, the association document in writing that it is not responsible for any regulation or regulations of advertising by the commercial publishers.

Further, if an association or its multiple listing service publishes a commercial advertising publication other than the regular MLS books/cards/sheets, it shall not seek to regulate the content of such advertising beyond reserving, with the advice of association legal counsel, the right to reject scurrilous advertising that might create liability to the association. (Approved 11/77, Reaffirmed 11/85) M

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