You may be surprised at all the reasons you should enthusiastically embrace the new disclosure requirements.

The trial, in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, was one of the first in the nation dealing with nondisclosure of high levels of radon, according to attorneys involved in the case.

The regulations go into effect Sept. 6 for owners of more than four properties or units. For four or fewer properties or units, the regulations go into effect Dec. 6.

The Legal Action Committee recently picked three new cases to support. The committee provides financial assistance for litigation that has significance for the association, including cases relevant to the practice of real estate, the operation of associations, the ownership and use of real estate, and private property rights.

We asked attorney P. Steven Russell III of Portland, Ore., some questions concerning the recent settlement of the fair housing complaint brought against the Portland MLS by the Fair Housing Council of Oregon and the implications for other MLSs. Russell represented the MLS in the case. Here are his comments.

NAR is reviewing for potential negative impact on REALTORS® an advance copy of new regulations on one-stop shopping in homebuying proposed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Last December, President Clinton signed into law an amendment to the federal Fair Housing Act clarifying which housing projects qualify for "55 and over" status and, therefore, are exempt from provisions of the Fair Housing Act that prohibit discrimination against families with children.

Check out the compliance dates and basic requirements of the new lead disclosure law.

Lawyers, depositions, meetings, court appearances, media coverage, and fund-raising efforts dominated their lives from the moment they were named in a lawsuit in November 1993. Their personal lives were consumed by fear, anguish, insomnia, isolation, and insecurity.