The RAHB Board of Directors has approved amendments to the current RAHB member open house policies. These amendments are now in effect. The most significant changes are:

Open houses may now be cancelled up to 9:00 a.m. the day of the open house. (Previously, it had to be cancelled by Noon the day before).

Although RAHB has an open house date and time schedule for both Hamilton and Burlington areas to ensure consistency, members may now schedule an open house any day, Monday through Thursday, regardless of where the property is located.

RAHB MLS® staff are no longer required to check the open house list, as there may be properties scheduled outside of the traditional dates and times. Members are also required to verify open house dates and time for properties located outside of RAHB’s jurisdictional area.

Previous Open House Policy

New Open House Policy Changes

1. Only MLS® Listings shall be permitted to have an open house and only after such Listing has been received and processed by the Association. Remains the same.
2. As of January 1, 2010 all offices with Broker Load privileges are required to Broker Load and/or cancel their own open houses through the Association’s MLS®System. This section has been deleted.
3. For Members having their open house Board Loaded, the request to have or cancel an open house must be completed and submitted to the Association no later than noon, one (1) business day prior to the open house. This section has been amended:

3. Members who need to cancel their open house, must cancel in the MLS® system no later than 9:00 a.m. the day of the open house.

4. For open houses cancelled after noon one business day prior to the open house, the Member must either be present at the property during the open house time to inform Members of the cancellation, or visibly post a sold sign or a notice informing the Members of the cancellation  This section has been amended:

4. For open houses cancelled after noon 9:00 a.m. the day the open house is scheduled one business day prior to the open house, the Member must either be present at the property during the open house time to inform Members of the cancellation, or visibly post a sold sign or a notice informing the Members of the cancellation

5. When any Member misses their open house, a letter from the Association will be sent to the Broker of Record and the Member shall be fined.  This section has been amended:

5. When a scheduled open house is missed any Member misses their open house, a letter from the Association will be sent to the Broker of Record and the Member shall be fined.

6. Member offices which are located outside of the Association’s jurisdiction shall only be permitted one open house within the Association’s jurisdiction per office per day.  This section has been deleted.
 8. Only one (1) open house is permitted within any thirty (30) day period unless the Seller lists with another office. If a REALTOR® disregards this rule, there will be a letter from the Association sent to the Broker of Record and the Listing Brokerage shall be fined.  This section has been deleted.
9. If bad weather is incurred, roads under construction, or unusual circumstances, individuals must state in writing within seven (7) days of their own open house that they require a new date or forfeit the opportunity to do another open house for sixty (60) days.  This section has been deleted.

Hamilton Open House Schedule:

Day Time District & Sub-areas

Tuesday 10 a.m. – 12 Noon 10-18

Wednesday 10 a.m. – 12 Noon 40-46, 50-53, 56, 60-65

70-74, 80, 84, 85, 87, 88,

662-664, 765-772, 873-879, 980, 981, 1101, 1102, 1103

2000, 2010, 2018, 2028, 2040, 2049, 2059, 2067, 2084,

2100, 2105, 2110, 2115

Thursday 10 a.m. – 12 Noon 20-29, 54, 55, 57

101-104, 436-455, 556-561

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Burlington Open House Schedule:

Day Time District & Sub-areas

Tuesday 10 a.m. – 12 Noon 34, 35

Tuesday 11 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. 36, 38, 40, 43, 44, 45, 46

Thursday 10 a.m. – 12 Noon 31, 32, 33

Thursday 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. 30

43, 44, 45, and 46 have the option of being placed on the Hamilton open house program

This section has been amended.

 

Hamilton Open House Schedule:

Day Time District & Sub-areas

Tuesday 10 a.m. – 12 Noon 10-18

Wednesday 10 a.m. – 12 Noon 40-46, 50-53, 56, 60-65

70-74, 80, 84, 85, 87, 88,

662-664, 765-772, 873-879, 980, 981, 1101, 1102, 1103

2000, 2010, 2018, 2028, 2040, 2049, 2059, 2067, 2084,

2100, 2105, 2110, 2115

Thursday 10 a.m. – 12 Noon 20-29, 54, 55, 57

101-104, 436-455, 556-561

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Burlington Open House Schedule:

Day Time District & Sub-areas

Tuesday 10 a.m. – 12 Noon 34, 35

Tuesday 11 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. 36, 38, 40, 43, 44, 45, 46

Thursday 10 a.m. – 12 Noon 31, 32, 33

Thursday 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. 30

43, 44, 45, and 46 have the option of being placed on the Hamilton open house program

While these are traditional boundaries, you are free to hold your open house on any day from Monday through Thursday regardless of where the property is located. Members are required to verify open house dates and time for properties located outside of RAHB’s jurisdictional area.