Effective April 1, 2010, we implemented Direct Agent MLS billing. Agents with access to the MLS are now responsible to pay their individual MLS bill directly to MAAR.
July 1, 2010 |
Agents are directly ebilled for third quarter (July, August and September) MLS services. Payment is due July 30. A summary billing statement listing all active agents in the broker's office will be emailed to brokers. The statements should be reviewed for accuracy. Notify MAAR of any roster changes using
a REALTOR Change Form immediately.
August 1, 2010 |
Agents and brokers will receive a second ebill with notice that a $10 late fee per agent will be issued if not paid by August 13.
August 16, 2010 |
Unpaid agents are re-billed with the $10 late fee and MLS service is suspended. This means your membership with MAAR will remain active, but you will not have MLS access. Brokers will receive an email summary statement listing their agents that have not paid MLS fees. Brokers have until August 31 to complete one of the following to avoid office wide suspension:
• Ensure the agent pays.
• Pay on behalf of the agent.
• Terminate the agent's affiliation with their company and inactivate their license with the Department of Commerce.
September 1, 2010 | (NEW – Fourth Quarter Billing starts today – see schedule below)
Membership and MLS service for offices with agents who still have outstanding July 1 MLS fees will be suspended. This means your membership with MAAR will remain active, but no agents in your office will have MLS access. Brokers will receive an email summary statement with notice of office termination if suspension status is not resolved by September 30.
September 30, 2010 |
Remaining suspended offices are terminated. This means membership with MAAR and all services will be terminated for all agents in your office. Past due MLS fees are sent to collections. A $100 MLS reinstatement fee and all past amounts will be required to reactivate office MLS access. A MAAR $100 reinstatement fee may be applied to all agents in your office to reinstate membership.
September 1, 2010 |
Agents are directly ebilled for fourth quarter (October, November and December) MLS services. Payment is due September 30. A summary billing statement listing all active agents in the broker's office will be emailed to brokers. The statements should be reviewed for accuracy. Notify MAAR of any roster changes using a REALTOR Change Form immediately.
September 20, 2010 |
Agents and brokers will receive a second ebill with notice that suspension of MLS services and a $10 late fee will be issued if not paid by September 30.
October 1, 2010 |
Suspended agents are re-billed with the $10 late fee and MLS service is suspended. This means your membership with MAAR will remain active, but you will not have MLS access. Brokers will receive an email summary statement listing their agents that have not paid MLS fees. Brokers have until October 29 to complete one of the following to avoid office wide suspension:
• Ensure the agent pays.
• Pay on behalf of the agent.
• Terminate the agent's affiliation with their company and inactivate their license with the Department of Commerce.
November 1, 2010 |
Membership and MLS service for offices with agents who still have outstanding fourth quarter MLS fees will be suspended. This means your membership with MAAR will remain active, but no agents in your office will have MLS access. Brokers will receive an email summary statement with notice of office termination if suspension status is not resolved by November 30.
November 30, 2010 |
Remaining suspended offices are terminated. This means membership with MAAR and all services will be terminated for all agents in your office. Past due MLS fees are sent to collections. A $100 MLS reinstatement fee and all past amounts will be required to reactivate office MLS access. A MAAR $100 reinstatement fee may be applied to all agents in your office to reinstate membership.
New Agents |
Your first quarter of MLS fees will be billed on a monthly prorated basis. The fee will be collected with your membership dues at the time of application.
Transferring In |
If you are an agent that is transferring to MAAR from another local association, MAAR will verify with your previous association if MLS fees have already been paid. If you have already paid your previous association for the current quarter, MAAR will not collect MLS fees for that quarter. MLS billing will start at the next calendar quarter. If you have not yet paid your previous association for billed MLS fees, MAAR will collect those amounts at the time of application.
Transferring Out |
If you are an agent that is transferring to another local association from MAAR, and you have already paid for the current quarter’s MLS fees, you will not be required to pay your new association for the current quarter. If you have outstanding MLS fees at the time of transfer, you new association will collect the current quarter’s MLS fee at the time of application.
MLS invoices are ebilled. To ensure that you receive your bill via email, please verify that the email address we have on file is correct:
Go to MPLSREALTOR.COM
Click the "My Account" Tab (At the top of the Home Page)
Log in with your Member ID (I.E., MLS#)
Select "Review or Change Member Personal Information"
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