Can a Realtor be in trouble for content in an IDX listing? In a recent law suit in Tampa, FL, an agent was named as a defendant because of an IDX listing on his web site. The listing contained information in the "public remarks" field which was allegedly discriminatory against age, violating fair housing laws.

Once the plaintiff performed due diligence research and discovered that the agent involved in the case was not the listing agent, they dropped the charged against the agent.

Still, NAR suggests to remove the "public remarks" field for listings showing on web sites as a precaution. In fact, following their own advice, NAR doesn't show this field on their web site, realtor.com.

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