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| Category | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Advertising | Advertising | 2023/07/14 (revised) |
| Advertising | Advertising Your Services: Required Name and License Information | 2022/08/11 (revised) |
| Advertising | Do-Not-Call, Do-Not-Fax, Do-Not-Email Laws Affecting REALTORS® | 2024/07/11 (revised) |
| Advertising | Fictitious Business Names | 2022/11/11 (revised) |
| Advertising | June 15th Reopening: Open Houses and Showings | 2021/06/22 (revised) |
| Advertising | Lotteries and Raffles | 2022/05/11 (revised) |
| Advertising | Mortgage Loan Brokerage Advertising | 2022/11/30 (revised) |
| Advertising | Serving Alcohol at an Open House | 2022/07/28 (revised) |
| Advertising | Team Names | 2022/04/29 (revised) |
| Agency | Agency Law Summary Chart | 2024/04/10 (revised) |
| Agency | Agency Disclosure and Confirmation; and Agency Law Summary Chart | 2024/04/10 (revised) |
| Arbitration & Mediation | Arbitration for the Consumer | 2022/05/23 (revised) |
| Arbitration & Mediation | Mediation for the Consumer | 2022/05/23 (revised) |
| Board of REALTORS® | C.A.R. Bylaws (bylaws for the California Association of REALTORS®) | 2022/04/28 (revised) |
| Board of REALTORS® | California Model Bylaws (redline) | 2022/02 (revised) |
| Board of REALTORS® | Limited Service Brokers and Open Listings | under revision |
| Board of REALTORS® | Board of Choice and MLS Participation | 2022/02/10 |
| Broker Practices & Real Estate Office Issues | Administration Fees under RESPA and the Unfair Competition Law | 2023/06/30 (revised) |
| Broker Practices & Real Estate Office Issues | California AB 685: Notification to Employees About Potential Exposure to COVID-19 | 2021/01/12 |
| Broker Practices & Real Estate Office Issues | Changing Offices: Transfer of Listings & Buyers, and Procedures for Changing Brokerage | 2021/11/13 (revised) |
| Broker Practices & Real Estate Office Issues | Errors and Omissions (E&O) Insurance for REALTORS® | 2023/08/02 |
| Broker Practices & Real Estate Office Issues | Fictitious Business Names | 2022/11/11 (revised) |
| Broker Practices & Real Estate Office Issues | Independent Contractor Agreement and Tax Issues | under revision |
| Broker Practices & Real Estate Office Issues | Online Privacy Laws Affecting REALTORS® | 2019/07/24 (revised) |
| Broker Practices & Real Estate Office Issues | Presentation of Offers | 2024/07/11 (revised) |
| Broker Practices & Real Estate Office Issues | Protect Your Brokerage from Cybercrime | 2022/04/26 (revised) |
| Broker Practices & Real Estate Office Issues | Record Retention: How Long You Should Keep Documents | 2022/05/31 (revised) |
| Broker Practices & Real Estate Office Issues | Re-opening the Real Estate Broker Office or AOR Office | 2022/05/18 (revised) |
| Broker Practices & Real Estate Office Issues | Sample COVID-19 Prevention Plan for Re-opening a Real Estate Office | 2022/05/18 (revised) |
| Broker Practices & Real Estate Office Issues | The California Consumer Privacy Act | 2023/06/28 (revised) |
| Broker Practices & Real Estate Office Issues | The Right Business Entity for the Real Estate Professional: FAQs & Chart | 2023/07/10 (revised) |
| Broker Practices & Real Estate Office Issues | Team Names | 2022/04/29 (revised) |
| Broker Practices & Real Estate Office Issues | Trust Funds and Trust Accounts | 2022/05/31 (revised) |
| Broker Practices & Real Estate Office Issues | Workers' Compensation | 2022/05/12 (revised) |
| Commissions | Commissions | under revision |
| Commissions | Broker Compensation under C.A.R Form RPA | under revision |
| Commissions | Procuring Cause Guidelines | under revision |
| Contracts and Forms | Buyer Interest Letters and Unconscious or Implicit Bias: Dos and Don’ts | 2020/10/28 |
| Contracts and Forms |
Buyer Representation and Broker Compensation Agreement (C.A.R. Form BRBC) |
under revision |
| Contracts and Forms | Contingencies and Contingency Removal | 2023/01/06 (revised) |
| Contracts and Forms | Contract Law and Real Estate Transactions | 2022/06/06 (revised) |
| Contracts and Forms | Counter Offer Forms (C.A.R. Forms SCO, BCO and SMCO) | 2022/05/31 (revised) |
| Contracts and Forms | Escalation Clauses | 2023/06/30 (revised) |
| Contracts and Forms | How a Seller May Cancel a Purchase Agreement: Checklist and Q&A | 2022/05/31 (revised) |
| Contracts and Forms | Limited Service Brokers and Open Listings | under revision |
| Contracts and Forms | Liquidated Damages and Deposit Disputes | 2022/06/09 (revised) |
| Contracts and Forms | Open Houses in a Post-NAR Settlement World | 2024/07/18 |
| Contracts and Forms | Option Contracts and Leases with Option to Purchase | 2022/06/09 (revised) |
| Contracts and Forms | Request for Repair and Use of the RR and RRRR Forms | 2022/06/08 (revised) |
| Contracts and Forms | Residential Listing and Commission Agreements | 2024/04/10 (revised) |
| Contracts and Forms | RPA Timeline of Events (RPA-CA) | 2022/09/27 (revised) |
| Contracts and Forms | Seller Property Questionnaire: Summary of C.A.R. Form SPQ | 2022/04/11 (revised) |
| Contracts and Forms | C.A.R. Forms and Copyright Law | 2022/04/11 (revised) |
| Contracts and Forms | Standard Forms and Legal Q&A Correlation Chart | 2022/06/06 (revised) |
| Contracts and Forms | Statute of Limitations: Deadline on Time to Sue | 2022/04/11 (revised) |
| Contracts and Forms | Use of an "As Is" Clause | 2022/05/31 (revised) |
| Contracts and Forms | Wood Destroying Pest and Organisms Inspections, Reports and Repairs | 2023/07/28 (revised) |
| Contracts and Forms | The New RPA - 21 Big Differences in 21 Tweets | 2022/01/31 (revised) |
| Copyright | C.A.R. Forms and Copyright Law | 2022/04/11 (revised) |
| Disasters | Fires: Basic Real Estate Legal Issues | 2020/08/26 (revised) |
| Disclosure | Carbon Monoxide Detectors | 2022/04/28 (revised) |
| Disclosure | Defensible Space Law | 2023/07/27 (revised) |
| Disclosure | Disclosure Issues Related to Residential Care Facilities and Day Care Homes | 2024/02/29 (revised) |
| Disclosure | Disclosure of Death and AIDS and the Prohibition Against Discrimination on the Basis of AIDS | 2022/05/31 (revised) |
| Disclosure | Federal Lead-Based Paint Hazard Disclosures | 2023/06/28 (revised) |
| Disclosure | Guide to Loan Disclosures | 2022/08/31 (revised) |
| Disclosure | Home Hardening Fire Disclosure | 2022/04/28 (revised) |
| Disclosure | Lead-Based Paint Renovation Rule | 2022/06/22 (revised) |
| Disclosure | Lease-Rental Disclosure Chart for REALTORS® | 2022/06/10 (revised) |
| Disclosure | Megan's Law: Disclosure of Registered Sex Offenders | 2022/07/15 (revised) |
| Disclosure | Natural Hazard Disclosure Statement | 2022/01/03 (revised) |
| Disclosure | New Home (Residential One-to-Four Units) Disclosure Chart | 2022/06/10 (revised) |
| Disclosure | Real Estate Licensee's Duty to Inspect Residential Property | 2022/01/03 (revised) |
| Disclosure | REO Disclosure Chart | 2022/06/10 (revised) |
| Disclosure | Sales Disclosure Chart for REALTORS® | 2022/06/10 (revised) |
| Disclosure | Seller Property Questionnaire: Summary of C.A.R. Form SPQ | 2022/04/11 (revised) |
| Disclosure | Smoke Alarm Requirements | 2019/03/11 (revised) |
| Disclosure | Summary Disclosure Chart for REALTORS® | 2022/06/10 (revised) |
| Disclosure | Transfer Disclosure Statement Exemptions | 2023/08/28 (revised) |
| Disclosure | Transfer Disclosure Statement Law (TDS) | 2023/08/28 (revised) |
| Disclosure | Water-Conserving Plumbing Fixtures | 2022/08/05 (revised) |
| Disclosure | Wood Burning Heaters, Stoves and Fireplaces in San Joaquin Valley | 2022/01/24 (revised) |
| Disclosure | Mello-Roos District and 1915 Bond Act Disclosure Requirement | 2022/06/17 (revised) |
| Environmental Hazards | Giving Notice to Employees About the Presence of Asbestos | 2022/12/10 (revised) |
| Environmental Hazards | Home Environmental Hazards (Brief Overview) | 2022/12/19 (revised) |
| Environmental Hazards | Mold and Its Impact on Real Estate Transactions | 2021/10/15 (revised) |
| Fair Housing | Buyer Interest Letters and Unconscious or Implicit Bias: Dos and Don’ts | 2020/10/28 |
| Fair Housing | Landlord-Tenant Law: Pets and Assistance (Service and Emotional Support) Animals | 2021/09/20 (revised) |
| Fair Housing | Mandatory Section 8 and Source of Income Discrimination | 2024/01/18 (revised) |
| Fair Housing | Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program | 2024/01/19 (revised) |
| Fair Housing | Summary of Fair Housing Laws | 2024/02/05 (revised) |
| Fair Housing |
The Code of Ethics Now Prohibits Hate Speech by REALTORS®: |
2020/11/13 |
| Financing | Good Faith Estimates and HUD-1 Statements | 2023/07/17 (revised) |
| Financing | Loan Estimate and Closing Disclosures Forms | 2023/11/04 (revised) |
| Financing | PACE Programs and Solar Leases | 2019/04/26 (revised) |
| Financing | Predatory Lending: The High Cost Mortgage Disclosure | 2023/11/29 (revised) |
| Financing | Predatory Lending: The California Covered Loan Law | 2022/11/15 (revised) |
| Financing | Privacy of Consumer Financial Information | 2023/09/19 (revised) |
| Financing | Regulation Z: Loan Originator Compensation Requirements | 2023/11/29 (revised) |
| Financing | Regulation Z: Ability to Repay Standard for Loans | 2019/04/24 (revised) |
| Financing | Seller Financing | 2022/07/29 (revised) |
| Foreclosures and Short Sales | Bankruptcy and Real Estate Transactions | 2022/11/29 (revised) |
| Foreclosures and Short Sales | Deficiency Judgment Chart After Foreclosure | 2023/07/03 (revised) |
| Foreclosures and Short Sales | Foreclosure Timeline | 2023/06/02 (revised) |
| Foreclosures and Short Sales | NOD & Investor Transactions: Home Equity Sales Contracts | 2022/07/31 (revised) |
| Foreclosures and Short Sales | Rental Property and Foreclosure | 2021/02/10 (revised) |
| Foreclosures and Short Sales | REO Disclosure Chart | 2022/06/10 (revised) |
| Foreclosures and Short Sales | REO Transactions | 2019/03/08 (revised) |
| Foreclosures and Short Sales | Short Sales | 2022/08/16 (revised) |
| Foreclosures and Short Sales | Short Sale Negotiators | 2022/11/30 (revised) |
| Foreclosures and Short Sales | The California Homeowner Bill of Rights | 2023/07/13 (revised) |
| Homeowners' Associations | Condominium and Other Common Interest Development Disclosures | 2023/7/14 (revised) |
| Homeowners' Associations | Homeowners' Associations: A Guide for REALTORS® | 2021/04/26 (revised) |
| Insurance | Errors and Omissions (E&O) Insurance for REALTORS® | 2023/08/02 |
| Insurance | Workers' Compensation | 2022/05/12 (revised) |
| Internet | Conducting Corporate Online Meetings for Associations and other Nonprofit Organizations | 2020/03/12 (revised) |
| Internet | Online Privacy Laws Affecting REALTORS® | 2019/07/24 (revised) |
| Internet | Security Breach of Computerized Records with Personal Data | 2023/08/11 (revised) |
| Landlord-Tenant and Property Management | Landlord-Tenant Guide for REALTORS® | 2023/10/13 (revised) |
| Landlord-Tenant and Property Management | Abandoned Personal Property After Termination of a Tenancy | 2022/12/10 (revised) |
| Landlord-Tenant and Property Management | Abandoned Rental Real Property | 2023/07/13 (revised) |
| Landlord-Tenant Property Management | COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act of 2020 (Part of AB 3088) | 2021/07/02 (revised) |
| Landlord-Tenant Property Management |
Eviction Moratorium Extension and State Rental Assistance Program - SB 91 |
2021/07/02 (revised) |
| Landlord-Tenant and Property Management | Foreign Investor Property Owner Withholding | 2023/07/19 (revised) |
| Landlord-Tenant and Property Management | Landlord-Tenant Law: Pets and Assistance (Service and Emotional Support) Animals |
2024/02/8 (revised) |
| Landlord-Tenant and Property Management | Landlords and Employee Notice of Asbestos | 2022/12/10 |
| Landlord-Tenant and Property Management | Lease/Rental Disclosure Chart for REALTORS® | 2022/06/10 (revised) |
| Landlord-Tenant and Property Management |
Mandatory Section 8 and Source of Income Discrimination | 2024/01/18 (revised) |
| Landlord-Tenant and Property Management | Marijuana Issues for REALTORS® | 2018/01/04 (revised) |
| Landlord-Tenant and Property Management | Nonresident Property Owner Withholding | 2022/07/31 (revised) |
| Landlord-Tenant and Property Management | Option Contracts and Leases with Option to Purchase | 2022/06/09 (revised) |
| Landlord-Tenant and Property Management |
Property Managers and the Contractor's Licensing Law | 2022/12/16 (revised) |
| Landlord-Tenant and Property Management | Property Management Frequently Asked Questions | 2024/08/19 (revised) |
| Landlord-Tenant and Property Management | Proposition 65 Warnings | 2023/12/08 (revised) |
| Landlord-Tenant and Property Management | 2024/06/13 (revised) | |
| Landlord-Tenant and Property Management | Rental Property and Foreclosure | 2021/02/10 (revised) |
| Landlord-Tenant and Property Management | Requirements When Using Consumer Reports Credit Scores to Screen Tenants | 2020/01/17 (revised) |
| Landlord-Tenant and Property Management | Residential Rent Control Relief Law | 2023/12/08 (revised) |
| Landlord-Tenant and Property Management | Security Deposits | 2024/12/05 (revised) |
| Landlord-Tenant and Property Management |
State Rent Moratorium, the COVID Rental Housing Recovery Act (AB 832), |
2022/07/01 (revised) |
| Landlord-Tenant and Property Management | Unlawful Detainer: The Eviction Process in California | 2022/08/01 (revised) |
| Landlord-Tenant and Property Management | Vacation Rentals | 2023/11/08 (revised) |
| Licensing | License Application and Renewal for REALTORS® | 2023/07/14 (revised) |
| Licensing | Licensing Chart for REALTORS® | 2022/12/14 (revised) |
| Licensing | Licensing Guide for REALTORS® | 2024/01/12 (revised) |
| Licensing | Mortgage Loan Activities | 2022/11/09 (revised) |
| Licensing | Unlicensed Assistants | 2022/04/29 (revised) |
| Miscellaneous | Bankruptcy and Real Estate Transactions | 2022/11/29 (revised) |
| Miscellaneous | Marijuana Issues for REALTORS® | 2018/01/04 (revised) |
| Miscellaneous | Member Legal Hotline | 2022/12/15 (revised) |
| Miscellaneous | More Frequently-Asked Hotline Questions | 2023/11/08 (revised) |
| Miscellaneous | PACE Programs and Solar Leases | 2019/04/26 (revised) |
| Miscellaneous | SB 9: Ministerial Urban Lot Splits and Duplexes | 2021/10/01 (revised) |
| Miscellaneous | SB 800: California's Construction Defect Law | 2023/11/09 (revised) |
| Miscellaneous | Servicemembers Civil Relief Act | 2023/09/06 (revised) |
| Miscellaneous | Small Claims Court | 2023/10/16 (revised) |
| Miscellaneous | Standard Forms and Legal Q&A Correlation Chart | 2022/06/06 (revised) |
| Miscellaneous | Swimming Pool Safety Act and Home Inspections | 2021/09/10 (revised) |
| Miscellaneous | Ten Frequently-Asked Hotline Questions | 2024/04/10 (revised) |
| Miscellaneous | Usury Law and the Real Estate Broker Exemption | 2023/07/10 (revised) |
| MLS | Days on Market and Relisting or "Churning" a Listing | under revision |
| MLS | Pocket Listings | under revision |
| MLS | Submitting Listings to the MLS | 2022/02/08 (revised) |
| Mobilehomes | Mobilehomes | 2024/7/11 (revised) |
| New Laws | 2025 New Laws | 2024/12/18 (revised) |
| New Laws | 2024 New Laws | 2023/12/06 (revised) |
| New Laws | 2023 New Laws | 2022/11/16 (revised) |
| New Laws | 2022 New Laws | 2021/10/11 |
| Probate | Probate Commission Chart | 2024/07/26 (revised) |
| Probate | Probate Sales of Real Property | 2024/11/20 (revised) |
| Probate | The Revocable Transfer on Death Deed and Statutory FAQs | 2021/06/08 (revised) |
| Property Tax |
Property Tax Exemptions from Reassessment and Prop 19 Implementing Legislations |
2021/10/01 (revised) |
| Property Tax | The Affordable Housing Funding Document Recording Fee | 2022/08/06 (revised) |
| Real Property & Title | Lis Pendens | 2023/07/13 (revised) |
| Real Property & Title | Mechanics' Liens | 2023/07/14 (revised) |
| Real Property & Title | Transferring Title To Real Property | 2020/03/05 (revised) |
| Real Property & Title | Trees | 2022/07/11 |
| Referral Fees & RESPA Issues | Referral Fees & RESPA | 2020/12/11 (revised) |
| Referral Fees & RESPA Issues | Referral Fee Chart | 2023/07/14 (revised) |
| Referral Fees & RESPA Issues | Administrative Fees under RESPA and the Unfair Competition Law | 2023/06/30 (revised) |
| Subdivisions | Homeowners' Associations: A Guide for REALTORS ® | 2021/04/26 (revised) |
| Subdivisions | Subdivision Applicability Chart | 2023/07/18 (revised) |
| Tax | The 2018 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Tax Reform Law Chart | 2023/07/19 (revised) |
| Tax | American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 - The "Fiscal Cliff" Law | 2022/04/29 (revised) |
| Tax | California Withholding Tax on the Sale of Real Property | 2023/07/13 (revised) |
| Tax | Capital Gains Tax | 2023/07/25 (revised) |
| Tax | Federal Withholding: The Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA) | 2020/12/10 (revised) |
| Tax | Homebuyer Tax Credit Chart | 2023/06/29 (revised) |
| Tax | Internal Revenue Code Section 1031: Tax Deferred Exchanges | 2023/07/14 (revised) |
| Tax | IRS Form 1099-MISC Reporting for REALTORS® | 2023/06/29 (revised) |
| Tax | Nonresident Property Owner Withholding | 2022/07/31 (revised) |
| Tax | Opportunity Zones | 2022/07/12 (revised) |
| Tax | The Affordable Housing Funding Document Recording Fee | 2022/08/06 (revised) |
| Tax | Tax Cuts and Jobs Act - In Brief | 2023/07/13 (revised) |
| Tax | Tax Cuts and Jobs Act - Highlights and In Depth | 2023/07/14 (revised) |
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