Legal Hotline Year in Review
By: Patricia B. McMurray, JD and Melissa M. Grand, JD
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
450 Laurel Street, Chase Tower North, 21st Floor
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70801
The following document is a summary of the questions and answers from the 2020 and 2021 Hotline. The Louisiana REALTORS® maintains a hotline for their Brokers to answer questions affecting the real estate industry as a whole. The hotline does not provide legal advice but provides general information. It is important to note that the laws and court decisions affecting these responses to these questions may change as new laws are passed and new court decisions are published. The topics commonly asked fall into the below categories:
- Commission & Commission Liens Inquiries
- Deposit Inquiries
- Ethics Inquiries
- Listing Agreement Inquiries
- MLS Inquiries
- Procuring Cause Inquiries
- Property Disclosure Inquiries
- Purchase Agreement Inquiries
- Lease & Property Management Inquiries
- RESPA Inquiries
- Service Animal Inquiries
Please click on the link below to access a fully-indexed summary of the questions and answers from the 2020 and 2021 hotline.
DISCLAIMER: These materials are to be used for informational purposes and should not be construed as specific legal advice. These materials are not designed to cover every aspect of a legal situation for every factual circumstance that may arise regarding the subject matter included. This publication is for reference purposes only and association members or other readers are responsible for contacting their own attorneys or other professional advisors for legal or contract advice. The comments provided herein solely represent the opinions of the authors and is not a guarantee of interpretation of the law or contracts by any court or by the Louisiana Real Estate Commission.
