# Heartland MLS: virtual staging rules

- Board: Heartland MLS
- States: Missouri
- Canonical page: https://relto.app/mls-compliance/boards/heartland-mls

## As documented in RELTO's Missouri research

- Disclosure rule: Heartland MLS Rules and Regulations (revised August 2024; not confirmed current), Section 11.2.2: disclosure of a virtually staged photo should be done in the photo description field for each photo affected. A material change to an affixed element must be stated on the photo and immediately followed by a photo of the room or property as it looked when listed. Serves greater Kansas City.
- Permitted: Virtual staging, with disclosure in the photo description field.
- Prohibited: Changing affixed elements without a legible statement on the photo and a follow-up photo of the room as listed; adding visual elements outside the owner's control (for example a lake or skyline view that is not actually visible) and removing elements such as power lines, water towers or nearby highways (Section 11.2.2).
- Penalty: Noncompliant listings have all photos except the front photo removed and are subject to a fine under Section 7.3.

Provenance: these board rules were documented as part of RELTO's Missouri research, whose state entry is verified against the board or statute’s own public rulebook (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 Missouri: https://relto.app/mls-compliance/missouri

## 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.