Clear Cooperation Policy

The New Policy
In January, 2020, the Multiple Listing Service of the Daytona Beach Area Association of REALTORS adopted the following mandatory policy of the National Association of REALTORS:

Section 1.01 - Clear Cooperation

Within one (1) business day of marketing a property to the public, the listing broker must submit the listing to the MLS for cooperation with other MLS participants. Public marketing includes, but is not limited to, flyers displayed in windows, yard signs, digital marketing on public facing websites, brokerage website displays (including IDX and VOW), digital communications marketing (email blasts), multi-brokerage listing sharing networks, and applications available to the general public. (Adopted 11/19)

Note: Exclusive listing information for required property types must be filed and distributed to other MLS Participants for cooperation under the Clear Cooperation Policy. This applies to listings filed under Section 1 and listings exempt from distribution under Section 1.3 of the NAR model MLS rules if it is being publicly marketed, and any other situation where the listing broker is publicly marketing an exclusive listing that is required to be filed with the service and is not currently available to other MLS Participants.

Section 1.3 Exempt Listings

If the seller refuses to permit the listing to be disseminated by the service, the participant may then take the listing (office exclusive) and such listing shall be filed with the service but not disseminated to the participants. Filing of the listing should be accompanied by certification signed by the seller that he does not desire the listing to be disseminated by the service.

Note 1: Section 1.3 is not required if the service does not require all (indicate type[s] of listing[s] accepted by the service) listings to be submitted by a participant to the service.

Note 2: MLS Participants must distribute exempt listings within (1) one business day once the listing is publicly marketed.See Section 1.01, Clear Cooperation.

DBAAR's Fine Policy

The Multiple Listing Service of the Daytona Beach Area Association of REALTORS set the fine for violation of this policy at $500. This is an automatic fine - there is NO WARNING notification or time period to correct!

Frequently Asked Questions
More information about this Clear Cooperation Policy, including Frequently Asked Questions, may be found on NAR's site.

Listing Agreement Changes

In response to this mandatory NAR policy, Florida REALTORS has updated all four versions of the Exclusive Right of Sale Listing Agreement (ERS) and the Exclusive Brokerage Listing Agreement (EBLA). Read more about the changes.