Attachment D
Photograph Submission Policy
On September 1, 1998, the Board of Directors of the Service adopted this policy for the mandatory Filing of photographs, sketches and other images (collectively, “Images”) for “SF” (“Single Family”), “MF” (“Multi-Family”), and “CC” (“Condominium-Cooperative”) Listings. The Board of Directors amended the policy on April 2, 2003. The Board of Directors further amended the policy (A) on October 27, 2004 to mandate the Filing of Images for “CI” (“Commercial/Industrial”) Listings, (B) on May 10, 2006 (i) to mandate the Filing of Images for “MH” (“Mobile Home”) Listings and (ii) to prohibit the inclusion in any Image or virtual tour of the address of the Listed Property to which the Image or the virtual tour relates, and (C) on August 8, 2007 to remove the mandate for Filing an Image for “CI” (“Commercial/Industrial”) Listings for which the “Type of CI” has been indicated to be “Land.”
Images must be Filed within five (5) days (excluding weekends, holidays and postal holidays) from the date the Listing was Filed with the Service for Listings of the following statuses: NEW, ACT, ACT  , ACT  , EXT, RNT, WDN, RAC, PCG, UAG, SLD, BOM. The fine for not Filing an Image in this time frame is set forth in Attachment A to the Rules and Regulations of the Service.
If a Listing is a “To Be Built” or “Under Construction” property, the Listing Broker must specify on the listing under “YBD” (“Year Built Description”) either “(E) To Be Built”, or “(F) Under Construction”. Images of Listed Properties carrying these designations need not be Filed until the exterior of the structure is complete. If, however, an Image of a “To Be Built” or “Under Construction” Listing is Filed before the exterior of the structure is complete, that Image must be either an architectural drawing of the proposed structure in its completed form or an architectural drawing or photograph of another completed structure that is substantially similar to the proposed structure that is to be built. For purposes of the definition of “Images” in the Rules and Regulations, only the architectural drawings or photographs contemplated in the preceding sentence shall be deemed to be “directly related to” the Listed Property.
If a Seller does not want an Image of its Listed Property Filed with the Service, the Seller must submit to the Service, before the Deadline For Filing the Image of the Listed Property, a writing, signed by the Seller, stating that the Seller does not want an Image included in the Listing for the Seller’s Listed Property and requesting that the Service waive its Image requirement. If the Seller’s letter is not timely Filed, and if an Image has not been Filed, the Service may impose a fine as specified in Attachment A to the Rules and Regulations.
The Service does not assume any responsibility for Images lost in the mail or lost in the process of uploading.
The staff of the Service from time to time may promulgate procedures for the implementation and enforcement of the foregoing Image submission policy.
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