Anonymous Ethics Complaint

Minnesota Realtors®
11100 Bren Road West
Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343

prostandards@mnrealtor.com

To the Grievance Review Panel of the Minnesota Realtors®:

Complainant: Complainant is required to provide their name and contact information to the Association to process this complaint. Complainant’s name and contact information will be withheld from Respondent, Respondent’s Broker, and the Grievance Review Panel unless Complainant consents to disclosure if Respondent requests a hearing or is not eligible for Citation.

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* 1. Please specify below the Realtor® member(s) you are alleging violated Article 12 and check the appropriate box(es) you are alleging were violated.

Respondent’s Name

Respondent’s Company Name

Respondent 2’s Name

Respondent 2’s Company Name

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* 2. Complainant charges alleged violation(s) of Article 12 as checked below:

Failing to present a true picture in real estate communications and advertising (Article 12)

Failing to disclose status as real estate professional in advertising and other representations (Article 12)

Representing that their brokerage services to a client are free or available at no cost to their clients and the Realtor® received financial compensation from any source for those services. (Article 12, supported by SOP 12-1)

Failure to exercise care and candor when communicating the terms and conditions of premiums, prizes, merchandise discounts or other inducements to list, sell, purchase, or lease (Article 12, supported by SOP 12-3)

Advertising property for sale/lease without authority of owner or listing broker (Article 12, supported by SOP 12-4)

Failing to disclose name of firm in advertisement for listed property (Article 12, supported by SOP 12-5)

Failing to disclose status as both owner/landlord and Realtor® or licensee when advertising property in which Realtor® has ownership interest (Article 12, supported by SOP 12-6)

Falsely claiming to have “sold” property (Article 12, supported by SOP 12-7)

Failure to take corrective action when it becomes apparent that information on a Realtor®’s website is no longer current or accurate (Article 12, supported by SOP 12-8)

Failure to disclose firm name and state of licensure on Realtor® firm website (Article 12, supported by SOP 12-9)

Misleading consumers through deceptive framing, manipulating content, deceptively diverting internet traffic, or presenting other’s content without attribution or permission (Article 12, supported by SOP 12-10)

Registering or using of deceptive URL or domain name (Article 12, supported by SOP 12-12)

Representing that the Realtor® has a designation, certification, or other credential they are not entitled to use (Article 12, supported by SOP 12-13)

Anonymous Ethics Complaint

Question Title

* 1. Please specify below the Realtor® member(s) you are alleging violated Article 12 and check the appropriate box(es) you are alleging were violated.

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* 2. Complainant charges alleged violation(s) of Article 12 as checked below:

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* 3. Add an explanation of violation here.