Legal Article Archive
Please click on the links to download a PDF (where available) or Word version of each article. All articles are written by GAR General Counsel Seth Weissman, unless otherwise indicated. The dates in the parentheses are the month the article was published in Georgia REALTOR® magazine (except for white papers, which were published and distributed outside Georgia REALTOR® magazine). For articles prior to 2008, please contact Brandie Miner at .
CONTRACT FORMS
- 2022 Contract Forms Changes (Spring 2022)
- Special Stipulations for Every Occasion (Winter 2021)
- Counting the Days from the Binding Agreement Date (Summer 2021)
- 2021 Contract Forms Changes (Spring 2021)
- Midyear Changes to 2020 Contract Forms (August 2020)
- 2020 Contract Forms Changes (February 2020)
- The 2019 Contract Forms (January 2019)
- 2018 GAR Forms Changes
- The 2017 GAR Forms (January 2017)
- The 2016 GAR Forms (January 2016)
- The 2015 GAR Forms (January 2015)
- Big Picture on Real Estate Contracts (May 2012)
- Giving Proper Notice for Contracts (March 2013)
Fair Housing
- Choosing Phrases Carefully in Your Advertising (Summer 2021)
- Would You Pass a Fair Housing Test (May 2020)
- 50 Years of Fair Housing (February 2018)
- Fair Housing Update (March 2010)
JUDICIAL UPDATES
- Judicial Update 2016 (Summer 2016)
- Judicial Update 2014 (May 2014)
- Judicial Update 2011 (March 2012)
LICENSE LAW
- 10 Things REALTORS® Should Know About License Law (Winter 2016)
- Georgia Legislature Makes Positive Changes to License Law (July 2011)
ALL OTHER TOPICS
- Advertising Law Update (September 2014)
- Commission Disputes [Procuring Cause] (November 2014)
- Disclosure – What’s Required in Regards to BRRETA, Code of Ethics (March 2014)
- Giving Notice (March 2015)
- Mortgage Fraud Revisited (July 2012)
- Multiple Offers (May 2013)
- Personal Assistants – What to Consider before You Hire (July 2014)
- Residential Leasing Tips for REALTORS® (Nov. 2011)
- Teamwork/Real Estate Teams (May 2019)