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1 Tuscarawas County Board of REALTORS Review tuscarawascountyrealtors.com February Board of Directors James Novosel, President Mike Durbin, President-Elect Heather Novosel, Secretary Penny Triplett, Treasurer Randy Seiber, Past-President Craig Barnett, Jan McInturf, and Michele Walker Directors WELCOME NEW REALTOR MEMBERS: Dan Mamula and Tricia Miller with Barnett Realty, Gloria Miller with Kaufman Realty and Auctions, Cheryl Clum, Paula Dallatore and Sandra Teter with Kiko Realty. NEW AFFILIATE: Jack Dooling with Dover-Phila Federal Credit Union, Dan Biller with Farm Credit Services and Doug Prosperi with Huntington National Bank. TRANSFERS: Randy Seiber to McInturf Realty and Jennifer Vaughn to Kaufman Realty. NEW OFFICE: Novosel Realty James and Heather Novosel. Listening may be the most loving thing you do today. -Unknown. - OFFICE HOURS Mon, thru Thurs. 7:30-4:30 Closed Friday tuscbor@tusco.net Rose Wanosik Executive Officer CODE OF ETHICS Test yourself (answer page 3) The concept of procuring cause is used to decide commission disputes in arbitration cases. Which of the following statements is true about the concept of procuring cause? 1.) No predetermined rules of entitlement are allowed to be used by a hearing panel. 2.) A hearing panel should not consider the entire course of conduct in the transaction and should decide the case on one factor. 3.) Whether an agent abandoned or estranged a buyer is not an important factor in determining which party will receive an award. 4.) Generally, a hearing panel should split an award and should not make the award all to one party or the other. 1

McInturf, and Michele Walker Directors WELCOME NEW REALTOR MEMBERS: Dan Mamula and Tricia Miller with Barnett Realty, Gloria Miller with Kaufman Realty and Auctions, Cheryl Clum, Paula Dallatore and

2 If you are looking for online CE Credit check below!! The Ohio Association of REALTORS offers all 30 hours of C.E. that have been approved for real estate continuing education, including 9-hours of core courses (3- hours each of Core Law, Civil Rights and Ethics). Go to ohiorealtors.org and click on education to register for on-line classes with the R.E. Campus. CHECK OUT THE CE SHOP FOR ONLINE EDUCATION SAVE 15% ON YOUR ENROLLMENT IN FEBRUARY Enroll TODAY at *Enter the promotional code HEARTS15 at checkout to receive your discount. Promotion expires February 28, First Time Homebuyer Programs A 2 Hour Elective Class Sponsored by: Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp Date: Thursday, February 20th Time: 2:00 4:00 P.M. Location: Country Inn & Suites 1120 Gateway Place Dover, OH Fee: $5.00 donation Register online at : classreg1.aspx 2

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3 JANUARY BIRTHDAYS Dorene Boyd 1/18 John Hochstetler 1/11 Anthony Kaufman 1/9 Vickie Neighbor 1/14 Krista Raber 1/01 Rose Wanosik 1/14 UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS: FEBRUARY Diana Barnett 2/2 Robert Cook 2/17 Cheryl DeLaCruz 2/28 Marilyn Graef 2/17 Michelle DeCourcy 2/13 Jeffrey Shepherd 2/2 Brenda Starkey 2/7 Michele Walker 2/23 Don Wallick 2/15 Mark Waltz 2/1 MARCH Patricia Oyer 3/22 Jack Phillips 3/1 Amy Stucin 3/7 Robert Terakedis 3/25 Penny Triplett 3/18 APRIL Donna Beitzel 4/12 Annette Buxton 4/30 Dana Lamp 4/20 Dawn Leone 4/20 Amanda Marino 4/14 Richard Mishler 4/26 Vikki O Hara 4/15 Kathy Pietro 4/9 Lois Porrazzo 4/26 Jeremy Rager 4/13 Alan Smith 4/28 Curtis Yoder 4/18 Answer: No predetermined rules of entitlement are allowed to be used by a hearing panel. The concept of procuring cause is the basis upon which the typical commission dispute about a cooperative commission is decided. The Arbitration Guidelines in the Code of Ethics and Arbitration Manual set out a comprehensive set of guidelines by which hearing panels decide a commission dispute. All of the concepts are from the Arbitration Guidelines. CRIS MLS MATRIX TRAINING CLASSES Remember to sign up for the training classes for the new MLS system. The new system goes into effect on March 5th. Local training classes: Location: Cutler Real estate Offices 203 Applegrove Ave NW North Canton, OH Date: February 17th,21st,24th,25th,26th Times: 8:00 am,11:00am, and 3:00 pm Admin Add & Edit /Train the Trainer Classes: Location: Same as above Dates: February 27th and 28th Times: 8:00am, 11:00am, and 3:00pm. YOU MUST REGISTER! Register by an to crisfastfacts@crismls.com with the date and time you wish to attend as well as your name and company. If your name is not on this list or incorrect, please contact Rose at the Board Office. 3

Amy Stucin 3/7 Robert Terakedis 3/25 Penny Triplett 3/18 APRIL Donna Beitzel 4/12 Annette Buxton 4/30 Dana Lamp 4/20 Dawn Leone 4/20 Amanda Marino 4/14 Richard Mishler 4/26 Vikki O Hara 4/15 Kathy

4 Accommodations for Service Animals in Housing Federal law, through the federal Fair Housing Act ( FHA ) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (applies to housing that received federal funding assistance), may require accommodations by housing providers for service animals that provide assistance to individuals with a disability. This will include housing that may have a no pets policy or similar restrictions on the types of animals that residents may have in their housing units. An accommodation request under the FHA isn t limited to a particular type of service animal, and so could require accommodations for such animals as snakes or birds. A reasonable accommodation request can be made to a landlord for rental property or to a condominium or co-op board. A reasonable request for accommodation to a housing provider for a service animal must meet the following criteria: 1. The person making the request must have a disability, which is a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities; and 2. The person has a disability-related need for the assistance animal Both elements must be present before a housing provider has to consider providing an accommodation for the service animal. Looking at the first requirement, the housing provider cannot deny the request simply because he/she cannot readily determine that the requestor has a disability. The housing provider can ask for documentation from a reliable source if the disability is not apparent. Even if the disability is apparent, the housing provider could inquire about the need for a particular service animal if the connection between the disability and the need for the identified service animal is not apparent. Examples provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ( HUD ) of what could constitute proper documentation of a disability includes a letter from a physician, social worker, psychologist, or other mental health professional. While housing providers can request further documentation to support an accommodation request if the request is not immediately apparent, the FHA does not permit the questioning of individuals with apparent disabilities. For example, a person with severe vision impairment could not be asked to demonstrate the need for a guide dog. In addition, the housing provider cannot demand to see the applicant s medical records, or demand specific details about the applicant s condition. An accommodation request can be denied if an applicant has failed to adequately support the request or has failed to respond to appropriate requests for information from the housing provider. Assuming the individual has met the criteria in their request for an accommodation, the housing provider will need to provide an exception to its no pet policy or similar rules in the dwelling and all common areas, unless the housing provider can show that the service animal presents a particular risk of harm to others or the property of others or otherwise creates an undue burden. When the housing provider is considering whether to grant the accommodation, he/ she needs to evaluate the particular service animal in question and not other criteria, such as a particular breed or size. However, if the animal in question poses a risk of harm to others or would otherwise create a undue financial burden for the housing provider, the request can be denied. An example of when an accommodation might be denied could involve an animal with a history of attacking people or which poses a health risk for others. The presumption in the law is that the housing provider should grant the accommodation request, and so the housing will need to be able to demonstrate a legitimate basis for denying a request. For real estate professionals, the determination on whether to grant an accommodation request for a service animal needs to be made by the housing provider and not the real estate professional. While the real estate professional could request documentation from the applicant in support of the accommodation request, this information should always be gathered at the direction of the housing provider. In addition, the real estate professional should always make it clear to the applicant that the request is being made to the housing provider, not the real estate professional. Article obtained from the National Association of REALTORS website. 4

This will include housing that may have a no pets policy or similar restrictions on the types of animals that residents may have in their housing units.

5 Support TCBOR Affiliates Alban Title Mike Kitchen Century National Bank Dee Stocker Chase Bank Tami Alcorn Citizen s Bank Carol Rambaud Commercial & Savings Bank Lori Frantz Concorde Mortgage Martin (Dean) Young Connolly, Hillyer & Welch Title Service JoDee McKibben Diversified Engineering Dover-Phila Federal Credit Union Jack Dooling Entrust-Title Sally Dorn & Holly Shane Fairway Independent Mortgage Lori Fetter & Michel Massullo Farm Credit Services of Mid America Dan Biller First Federal Community Bank Michele Larkin, Kerry Egler- Whytsell, Alex Geers First National Bank of Dennison Kim Castello HSA Home Warranty Elizabeth Citro Huntington National Bank Doug Prosperi Ohio Heritage Bank Alison Miller Peoples Bank Daniel Perkins Republic State Mortgage Dan & Ruth Long The Times Reporter Dennis Cline Tuscarawas County Title -Greg Miller & Tiffany Martini-Stephens Random Useless Facts Underground is the only word in the English language that begins and ends with the letters und. An ostrich s eye is bigger than its brain. A pregnant goldfish is called a twit. 5

Mortgage Lori Fetter & Michel Massullo Farm Credit Services of Mid America Dan Biller First Federal Community Bank Michele Larkin, Kerry Egler- Whytsell, Alex Geers First National Bank of Dennison

ASSISTANCE & SERVICE ANIMALS FOR TENANTS WHO ARE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

ASSISTANCE & SERVICE ANIMALS FOR TENANTS WHO ARE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES This article was developed by the Fair Housing Partners of Washington to educate tenants who are persons with disabilities about