# East Tennessee REALTORS: virtual staging rules

- Board: East Tennessee REALTORS (formerly Knoxville Area AR, KAAR)
- States: Tennessee
- Canonical page: https://relto.app/mls-compliance/boards/east-tennessee-realtors

## As documented in RELTO's Tennessee research

- Disclosure rule: The 2026 MLS Rules require the listing to clearly disclose that media has been digitally altered, for example as "Virtually Staged," in MLS public remarks or another MLS-approved method, and the original photo before any enhancements must be uploaded before the digitally altered version.
- Permitted: Virtual staging where no walls, rooms, or structural elements are added, moved, or removed.
- Prohibited: Adding, moving, or removing walls, rooms, or structural elements; removing power lines or neighboring buildings, eliminating defects, creating or enhancing views, and any person or figure, including AI-generated persons.
- Penalty: Not confirmed; check the East Tennessee REALTORS fine schedule.

Provenance: these board rules were documented as part of RELTO's Tennessee research, whose state entry is verified against secondary public guidance (MLS advisory, regulator memo, or REALTOR association PDF) (last verified 2026-10-11). No separate board-rulebook citation is indexed for this rule — confirm the current wording with the board directly. Full legal context, penalties, and sources for Tennessee: https://relto.app/mls-compliance/tennessee

## Not legal advice

Informational only. RELTO is a virtual-staging technology provider, not a law firm. Board rules and enforcement practices change; confirm each rule with the board’s current rulebook, your broker, and a licensed real-estate attorney before relying on it. Verification dates and confidence tiers describe the state entries, not board-specific rulebook citations.