AN EASY $5,000
This sounded unreal to me, when I read it on my Missouri Realtor site. It needs more publicity so Realtors can be alert to a potential problem. According to the memo from MAR, at least two companies in Missouri have already been contacted.
From the National Association of REALTORS
Do Not Call" Alert
"NAR has become aware of an individual threatening to bring claims against real estate brokerages for violating the federal “do not call” laws. The caller has used this method against other industries and has now focused his efforts on real estate brokerages. The caller is an individual whom the brokerage has never contacted and probably never had any intention of contacting.
The caller’s method works in the following way. First, he contacts the real estate brokerage and asks that his phone number be placed on the company’s internal “do not call” list. He also requests that the brokerage mail him a copy of the company’s policy for maintaining its internal “do not call” list within five days. If the caller does not receive the brokerage’s “do not call policy” within five days, he will threaten to file a lawsuit against the brokerage in Minnesota state court. To avoid the lawsuit, the caller offers the brokerage the opportunity to settle the matter for around $5,000. The caller is not a lawyer."
What ever happened to the good old days of 'tar and feathering' snake old salesmen?
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