{"id":1417,"date":"2022-08-19T07:05:24","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T11:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elephanteardesign.com\/ragc\/?page_id=1417"},"modified":"2022-10-04T14:33:46","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T18:33:46","slug":"legal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/elephanteardesign.com\/ragc\/legal\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1663100135119{margin-bottom: 250px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<strong>A REALTOR\u00ae is a real estate licensee who has chosen to take an extra step toward professionalism and high ethical standards by joining the local, state and national Associations of REALTORS\u00ae.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While all licensees must follow licensing laws, it is only those licensees who have chosen to hold REALTOR\u00ae membership who are subject to the National Association of REALTORS\u00ae Code of Ethics.<\/p>\n<p>Further, some REALTORS\u00ae choose to subscribe to the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/elephanteardesign.com\/ragc\/professional-standards\/pathways-to-professionalism\/\">Pathways to Professionalism<\/a>, which sets standards for conduct that are not covered by the Code of Ethics or license law.<\/p>\n<p>Local Board\u2019s have the authority to enforce the Code of Ethics. The state licensing entity has the authority to enforce license law. The Pathways to Professionalism are voluntary and not enforceable by the local board or state licensing entity. However, individual companies may hold their licensees to the standards contained therein.<\/p>\n<p>The local board does not provide legal advice or counsel to REALTORS\u00ae or their clients. Individuals with legal questions or concerns are encouraged to consult with your Broker or Attorney.<\/p>\n<p>Additional resources can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohiorealtors.org\/professional-standards-dispute-resolution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ohio REALTORS\u00ae<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.realtor.org\/code-of-ethics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Association of REALTORS\u00ae<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1663100135119{margin-bottom: 250px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]A REALTOR\u00ae is a real estate licensee who has chosen to take an extra step toward professionalism [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1417","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elephanteardesign.com\/ragc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1417","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elephanteardesign.com\/ragc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elephanteardesign.com\/ragc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elephanteardesign.com\/ragc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elephanteardesign.com\/ragc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1417"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/elephanteardesign.com\/ragc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1417\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1821,"href":"https:\/\/elephanteardesign.com\/ragc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1417\/revisions\/1821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elephanteardesign.com\/ragc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}