# Memphis Area AR: virtual staging rules

- Board: Memphis Area AR (MAAR)
- States: Tennessee
- Canonical page: https://relto.app/mls-compliance/boards/memphis-area-ar

## As documented in RELTO's Tennessee research

- Disclosure rule: MAAR MLS Rules, Note 5 (Section 1.2): disclosure of virtually staged photos is required in REALTOR® Remarks. (Text confirmed in the February 7, 2024 edition; the February 2026 edition could not be opened.)
- Permitted: Virtual staging of the interior of an existing structure.
- Prohibited: Virtually staging the exterior of the property; removing, altering, or adding permanent fixtures or structural elements such as walls, ceilings, or floors; adding elements outside the owner's control, such as views; excluding negative visual elements such as holes or exposed wiring; people or words on a photograph (as written in the 2024 edition).
- Penalty: Not confirmed; check the MAAR 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.