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The August issue of Realtormagonline has some great tips for blogging. The one tip I decided to use right away was the one about having a disclaimer .When we post our blogs we are not offering legal advice and the real estate information we provide may not be applicable to all states. We do not want consumers to refrain from taking legal advice if it is needed. We do not want to be liable for our posts or for comments others make to our posts. So it makes sense to use a disclaimer like in our multiple listing we say " information deemed reliable, but not guaranteed." I used the words mentioned in the realtor magazine's article. I posted it on my profile .You can see it when you read any post. It was easier than having to post it at the end of every blog.

I thought I would share this with other rainers.

Gita Bantwal is a Realtor with RE/MAX Centre Realtors in Bucks County, a Northern suburb of Philadelphia. You can view 1000s of listings on her web site www.GitaBantwal.com

She can be reached at 215-343-8200x124 or direct 215-275-8491 or via email gita01@aol.com

Gita specializes in Active adult communities and is a Seniors Real Estate Specialist. She holds the ABR designation (Accredited Buyers Representative) and specializes in selling to first time buyers as well as move up buyers.Gita also hold the CRS designation , Certified Residential Specialist and the CDPE designation as well. Information about real estate market is deemed to be correct but is subject to errors and omissions and should be verified independently.. Opinion expressed by me or others in my post and comments is not to be construed to be legal advice.

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Posted by GITA BANTWAL, REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI BUCKS County & Philadelphia, PA HOMES on 08/28/2007 07:30 PM

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AUG

2007

This is great, Gita. I recently wrote a post about legal liability of our blogs so this fits right in. I am going to add my disclaimer now (great idea to have it in the profile and not the posts themselves).

I have put a link from my post on legal issues to your post, Gita.

Jeff

Great idea! And a better idea yet to just put it on your profile sheet. What are the specific words?

Great advice , I will remember to write that on my blogs.

Gita-great idea! Would you mind if I used your words with my profile. I promise to use my own name! Thank you...

This is a good idea, with people looking to sue you for anything, this is perfect to "CYA"

Good, practical advise, but a sad commentary on a litigious society.

Very good advise Gita, maybe its time to edit some of my blogs. Thanks for the heads up!

Great idea, Gita...thanks for looking out for us...and thanks to the folks who flagged this for feature.

I agree.... this is a good idea...... some out there are opportunists as Hayden mentioned.... just lurking around trying to take advantage! A disclaimer could do it. Hmmm... think i will go to some of my OWN PERSONAL posts here on the Rain and type:

"READ BLOG AT OWN RISK - WARNING, WRITER IS A BIT RADICAL!"

(for controversial posts)

Hey Gita...you inspired me. I just changed my blog description...but had a little fun with it!

Isn't it terrible that we have to have a disclaimer on our opinions in order to prevent someone from suing us? Yeah, yeah, I'm going to waiver up on my blogs too... but I'm not happy about it.

Great information and something that should be listened to.

Wow...that's all I can say! I guess we all need to add a disclaimer now!

Great information. Thanks!

I've pondered this before but have never decided whether it was a step I should take. Still pondering. Thanks for the post!

Thanks for the tip, Gita. I never thought about "protecting" myself from my readers. LOL

Great post...I always do this if it sounds like I'm giving advice but also with statistical information or listing information. You never know these days.

Gita -- I am glad you brought this to our attention. The idea of adding the disclaimer on the profile is a great one! I will have to find time to that this weekend.

Good idea in today's litigious society. I'll need to write something up for the footer section of my outside blog. Thanks for the reminder!

AUG

2007

Thanks Gita.............Good information. I will put a disclaimer on mine as well.

Congrats on your feature blog...........Duane Hosek in the Black Hills of South Dakota

Good information and very relevant that it is considered.

Git, thanks for posting this. I've been contemplating the same and will have to devote some time to figuring out a disclaimer I like. Another addition to the to-do list. =)

Great info Gita! I'm going to think of a creative disclaimer that I may want to add to my own blog....

Gita, I like the way you handle it by having it on your profile page. That should cover every post. Thanks for the great tip.

One would think that our Professional designation provides for certain expertise while everything else is simply opinion. Can't people differentiate for themselves what's an educated opinion and what is legal advice? I guess not. If anybody out there is getting sued for blog content...gee whiz!

Gita - thanks for the advice. This is something that I never would have thought of. I'm going to make the change to my profile now.

I'm a newbie to AR and gathering as much information as possible. I have made this a part of my profile. Thank you for this great tip.

Ah - American legal culture... I love it. My dream TV commercial goes something like this: Open: flying over southern New Zealand, water falls, people bungy jumping, rafting, paragliding... the scene zooms into a Maori haka paka but, after a few seconds it goes silent, one of the Maori warriors walks up to the camera, and, in his best "I'm really concerned for you legal face" says: "You know, New Zealand isn't for everyone, some visitors have experienced jet lag, broken ankles, hangovers and, in rare cases, death. Women who are pregnant or may become pregnant should live in a padded room. If you drink orange juice, eat pizza or blink more than twice an hour then New Zealand might not be for you. So, talk to your legal advisor, mommy, doctor, psychic, and your favorite self-help group before traveling"... in true "cover your ass fashion" the disclaimer would be longer then the rest of the commercial. (This might be why TLW calls me an anarchist, but, I really just want the legal system to grow up). <laugh>

Gita,
dang...of course you are right and thanks for the notice. Sometimes it gets soooooo frutrstating to constantly be looking over your shoulder to make sure your backside is covered...

Damn, I hate this society that we've created where we're all deathly afraid of each other-and for good reason. I'll add to my profile too, thanks for the advice!

I agree with Leigh - it's too bad that honest practitioners and business people have to think constantly about legal liability. When asked certain questions, I give clients answers like "I'm not a roofing expert, I help people buy and sell houses. I suggest we get a professional opinion from a certified home inspector". Or "That's a question you should ask an attorney (or CPA)".

Gita,

I think it is a good idea but will sometihing like that really hold up in court and is it worth pursuing is the question.

That is the joys of living in America. You have to tell people who buy hot coffee that it is hot and they should not put it on their laps.

Great thought, I did not think about that disclaimer.

Gita Thank you for the great post and info!

Thank you so much. I never thought of that. I am going to add that to my blog.

Yes, that is probably a good and prudent idea. Thanks for the tip.

Jeff Dowler, Thank you for adding the link.

Margaret, The specific words appear next to my blog, in my profile, just above links.

Vicki, If you just write this with your profile, it will appear on all your blogs.

Midori, Please go ahead and use the words.They from Realtormagonline. I assume we can all use it.

Diane Velikis, Instead of editing your blogs it might be easier if you include with your profile.It will save time.

Hayden,Deborah,Joey,Diane Rice,Lane, Joe Zapata ,Kelly and Tracey, Thank you for taking the time to post your comments.

Hope you had a chance to add you disclaimer.Wish you all good luck.

Great idea, I'm putting this on my site. Thanks. Soon we will have ten pages of disclosures for our blog too if this keeps up.

Ryan, Ilyce,Irene, Joan,John and Duane, Thank you for the comments.

Wish you all good luck.

Bob and Carolin,Maggie,Jason,Missy,Chris,Adam and Debbie, I appreciate your comments and support. Good luck.

Excellent!! Thanks for saving me a "reading trip" to find out WHAT those magic words could be at the end of our blogs. NICE POST!

Disclaimers are a great idea. I'll use them on posts that are real estate specific although I attempt to avoid subjects that could be considered or misconstrued as advice

AUG

2007

Excellent suggestion...I think I will use something very close to that. Thanks for the idea and liability warning.

It's funny... so many people are using copyrights on their blogs, but not so many have disclaimers! Excellent info--- thank you!

AUG

2007

Gita - Thanks for the heads up - it makes perfect sense!

SEP

2007

Ben Wiseley, I like the commercial .

Brian Miller, I agree it does get frustrating.

Leigh Brown, I agree. We have to be careful what we say, and get everything in writing.

Brian, I give similar answers, even if I know some answers from experience.

Neal , I have no idea. I just thought it is a good recommendation by Realtor Magazine. But we see disclaimers on multiple listing as well..

SEP

2007

Christopher, Thats the reason they don't serve coffee that is too hot.

JR Sangiuliano, Sean Guerrero Thanks for the comments.

Christy Powers , Susie Roscoe, hope you had a chance to post your disclaimers.

Seth Callen, Al maxwell thanks for taking the time to comment. Hope you have your disclaimers.

Karen, If I find that my comments appear to look like I am advising, I immediately write that they should talk to their " Attorney or Accountant " as the case may be.

Sandi Bauman, Paula Henry. Thanks for the comments.

I would also say this is critical for the questions posed on Activerain.

SEP

2007

Tracy I agree it is more important for the questions . I always write that they should check with an attorney and that laws vary.I try not to answer questions from people in other states.

SEP

2007

Susie , I hope you have had a chance to post your disclaimer.

OCT

2007

Tracy, Maybe they should have a disclaimer in the Ask a question section to protect everyone who answers the questions. and they should ask the appropriate professionals for answers.

OCT

2007

This comment is the opinion of the posters personal views and is not to be taken, read or interperated as being expert, legal or any other type of opinion. What was my comment again? :^O

Rob, I love your disclaimer. Maybe I will change what I wrote.

You are right and unfortunately, we most remind people that real estate and tax laws are complicated and they must consult an expert for more information. Great post.

Nancy, Thank you for taking the time to comment. Some people do not realize they have legal issues and rely on free information they can get from reading and misinterpret what they read.

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