The Washington herald., 1920-11-07
TO ASSEMBLE
REALTY RULES
Copies Of All Legislation in
All States Being Collect
ed by Corporation.

Assembling OF copies of all legis-
lation affecting real estate. directly
or indirectly, which has been passed
by the legislatures of the several
States has been started by the Bu-
reau of Information and Research
of the National Association of Real
Estate Boards, II was announced
yesterday in a bulletin issued by
the bureau.
The bAietin Is the hrst of a series
which will be sent out regularly to
realtors all over the country to
keep them in direct touch with
what is being done by cities, towns
and States both for and against
real estate.
Certified copies of the recent rent
legislation adopted by the State of
New York are on file in the office
here. The bulletin gives a sum-
mary of 1t and says that on October
10, Justice Edward r. Finch, Of the
Supreme Court of New York. held
the legislation constitutional. He
based his decision, the bulletin
says, upon his judgment that the
protection of homes Is within police
power of the State when a public
emergency exists,
The bulletin says further on this
| point that on October 26. before
Judges Mack, Manton and Hand, a
case attacking the constitutionality
| of the new rent laws was. argued
! in the Federal courts of New York.
! A decision, however. has not been
/ handed down.
The scope of the new bureau is
outlined to the realtors as follows:
/ The functions of this bureau
/ are to collect and analyze and fur
nish to realtors information Of real
/ estate, directly or Indirectly affect
/ ing the profession of real estate.
From time to time. probably as
I frequently as once a month, bull
letln will be issued by this bureau
to each of the several thousand
members of the association. At
! other times, information of specific
! value to communities, States or
geographic sections will be taken
up with the boards direct, or with
/ individuals, as the situation war
rants.
This is your service and your CO.
operation is vital to its success. The
bureau wants your aid in collecting
information of value to other real
tors. whether that information
deals directly or indirectly with the
your cooperation to the utmost in
disseminating such Information as
this bureau may send you from time
to time, to the end that the pro-
fession of real estate may be bene-
flied by the exchange of informa'
ton and that the best practice iT
each locality may be made valuable
for use by realtors everywhere.
During the coming year there
will be sessions of the Legislature
in forty-two of the forty-eigh
States. In many of the municipa
and country governments, som'
action may be taken of importance
to the real estate transactions an'
to the realtors. This bureau will
appreciate correspondence indicat
ling such action and particularly tn
| name of the official or officials from
| whom definite, certified information
/ can be secured.
This bureau has already under
| taken correspondence with the offi
| Cials of the various legislatures b
| which 1t hopes to have 'on file Il
| this office, copies of all Legislation
concerning realtors or real estat
| business. For the information an
| guidance of its members, the burea
will be glad to answer any specifi
inquiries of individual realtor o
member of boards of the Nationa
| Association of Real Estate Boards.