# Garden State MLS: virtual staging rules

- Board: Garden State MLS (GSMLS)
- States: New Jersey
- Canonical page: https://relto.app/mls-compliance/boards/garden-state-mls

## As documented in RELTO's New Jersey research

- Disclosure rule: GSMLS Rule 2.23 (rulebook revised November 21, 2024) requires photographs and other media on the MLS system to be accurate. The rulebook has no separate virtual-staging disclosure rule.
- Permitted: Not addressed in the published rulebook.
- Prohibited: Photographs and media that are not accurate (Rule 2.23).
- Penalty: No fine specific to staging in the published fee schedule.

Provenance: these board rules were documented as part of RELTO's New Jersey 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 New Jersey: https://relto.app/mls-compliance/new-jersey

## 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.