REALTOR® Resources

BNAR provides resources to Realtors® to answer many of the questions that arise in their day to day business.

• Covid-19 Resources-NYSAR
• Advertising Guidelines (Effective 11/2/2020)
• Advertising Presentation Slides (10/28/13)
• Agency Disclosure
• Agency Disclosure Guide
• Agricultural Districts
• Assisted Living NY
•   Seniors Moving
•   Senior Homes
• Best Practice - Delayed Showings & Negotiations
• Best Practice - for Seller's and Lead Based Paint Disclosures
• Best Practices - Prospects, Faxing, Letters of Intent
• Best Practice - Covid-19
• Carbon Monoxide and or Smoke Detector NYS Law for existing construction - Look for 5-a/5-b
• Condo Pet Policy
• Do not call guidelines
• Escalation Clause, Proper Use of (NYSAR Article)
• Ethics / Arbitration Information
• Fair Housing Regulations June, 2020
• Fair Housing Changes, Ordinance Amendment, Fees - April, 2025
• Fair Housing Advertising Guidelines
• Fair Housing Disclosure NYS Form -  6/20/2020
• Fair Housing Top Ten Actions 
• Fire Sprinkler Law August 2014
• Home Inspectors
• HUD Forms
• Mold Licensing
• Department of Labor - Mold
• License Reciprocity with New York State
• Love Letters from Buyers
• Lead Paint

• Mortgage Assistance Relief Services(MARS) - There have been a number of inquiries regarding the new Mortgage Assistance Relief Services rule pertaining to short sales and licensees negotiating on behalf of sellers in a short sale. The National Association of REALTORS® has provided some guidance to licensees as to the requirements under the MARS rule as well as instructions and a template to use when drafting your own form.  More at the NAR law and policy page: www.realtor.org

• Multiple Listing Service (MLS) Rules
• Multiple Offers - Buyer and Seller's Guide to Multiple Offer Negotiations
• Multiple Offers - Broker's Duty Regarding Multiple Offers
• Multiple Offers - Purchase Offer Submission Considerations
• Notice for Reasonable Accomodation
• NYS Flyer for Service Animals
• NYS Home Equity Theft Prevention Act
• NYS Changes in Rental Law (2020)
• Expansion of Rent Regulation and Tenant Protections (2019)
• Pathways to Professionalism
• Personal Assistants
• Property Condition Disclosure (PCDS) and Exemptions
•    New York Real Property Law
• Real Trends
• Record Retention
• Recording Devices - NYSAR Article
• Safe Showings Guidelines June 2020
• Sellers Concessions and Unauthorized Practice of Law
• Weatherization Assistance Program
  Supportive Services Corporation provides free weatherization assistance to income eligible residents. The threshold for a family of two is $44,760 which covers a significant portion of county residents..
• Winterization Letter