NAR's newly amended Code of Ethics addresses the duty of REALTORS ® to publicly clarify or
remove false or misleading statements that show up in electronic media in their control.
Not exact matches
Attorneys for ALEC sent letters to Common Cause and the League of Conservation Voters asking them to immediately «cease making
false statements» and «
remove all
false or misleading material» suggesting that ALEC does not believe in global warming, reports The Washington Post.
In addition, the mere existence of this
statement, purporting to limit
or remove guarantees that can not be limited
or excluded, puts the supplier in breach of s29 as they are making a «
false or misleading statement in connection with the supply, possible supply
or promotion of goods
or services».
Editor's Note: NAR's Code of Ethics requires websites of REALTORS ® to paint a «true picture» through Article 12 and Standard of Practice 15 - 3 requires REALTORS ® to
remove or clarify
false or misleading statements about competitors on its website that they know about.
The obligation to refrain from making
false or misleading statements about other real estate professionals, their businesses, and their business practices includes the duty to publish a clarification about
or to
remove statements made by others on electronic media the REALTOR ® controls once the REALTOR ® knows the
statement is
false or misleading.