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Minimum Service Real Estate Bill Clears Senate
Posted by Matt Newbill in News, Consumer Rights on March 14th, 2007
Yesterday (Tuesday, March 13th), the Idaho Senate passed House Bill 135 a.k.a. ‘minimum service real estate bill.’ We’ve been talking a lot about this bill lately and have made our stance known.
Looks like all but three Senators voted in favor (hats off to those that voted against the bill.). One of which was Sen. Mike Burkett, D-Boise, which said:
In any other profession customers can choose to knowingly waive services. The language of the bill forbids that. Why should real estate agents be treated any different?
Excellent point. Finally someone in the statehouse gets it. Although if you ask John Eaton of IAR (Idaho Association of Realtors) he will tell you otherwise and try to tell you that it is not mandatory and won’t affect anyone’s business.
Only time will tell. To me, the passing of this bill is a direct slap in the face to consumers. A slap that has been championed by Realtors, the Idaho Association of Realtors and Legislatures alike.
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