Legal Hotline
The new MAR Legal Hotline is now available for member use! MAR has contracted with Jaymie Bowditch of Boone Karlberg P.C. in Missoula for the Legal Hotline services. Mr. Bowditch has an extensive background in real estate law and has also been retained as legal counsel for MAR.
The Hotline provides services with the following guidelines:
- Only the designated REALTOR® in each member office is authorized to use the Hotline.
- The Hotline will not act as legal counsel for a caller. The Hotline services do not create an attorney/client relationship.
- The Hotline will not respond to issues that require more than two hours of research. The caller will be advised to seek independent legal counsel.
- The Hotline will not answer questions in regard to the REALTOR® Code of Ethics, Arbitration, Professional Standards, Member Policy or governing document reviews. Callers will be referred to their local board/association or MAR in these instances.
- Only one question per call is allowed.
- An email account has been designated for the sole use of the Hotline and designated members are encouraged to utilize the email when sending their question to the Hotline.
- To contact the Hotline, call 406-543-6646 or email hotline@montanarealtors.org
- The Hotline hours of operation are: Mon. - Fri. 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. You can email the Hotline 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
If you have any questions in regard to the Hotline, please call the MAR office or email mtmar@montanarealtors.org g.
What is the Legal Hotline?
The Legal HOTLINE is a service for members of the Montana Association of REALTORS®. It is funded through dues paid by REALTORS® statewide. The only charges incurred by the member for calling the HOTLINE are the possible long distance phone charges.
The HOTLINE provides legal information, NOT legal representation. It offers answers to real estate questions that have broad applicability.
Legal Hotline Topics
The HOTLINE will not answer questions involving personal or unique business and/or company and corporate matters. The following are a sample of the topics that the HOTLINE will address:
- Business Relationships
- Anti-trust
- Commissions/Fees
- Disclosure
- Earnest Money
- Landlord/Tenant
- License Law
- Misrepresentation
- Offer/Acceptance
- Tax
- Trust Accounts
- MAR Forms
