New York
OneKey MLS: virtual staging rules
What OneKey MLS requires before a virtually staged photo goes into a listing — the disclosure rule, the edits it permits, the edits it prohibits, and what happens when a listing gets it wrong.
Disclosure rule
OneKey's published Rules & Procedures Section 307 requires listing images to accurately reflect only the listed property and bars manipulating images to obscure MLS identifying information. OneKey's published help articles do not state a specific virtual-staging disclosure format; confirm in the current Rules & Procedures.
Permitted
Not verified; confirm with OneKey MLS.
Prohibited
Images that do not accurately reflect the listed property, or that are manipulated to obscure MLS identifying information (Section 307).
Penalty
Section 307 violations carry an automatic fine per OneKey's published guidance.
Provenance: these board rules were documented as part of RELTO's New York research, whose state entry is verified against secondary public guidance (MLS advisory, regulator memo, or REALTOR association PDF). 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 York: New York virtual staging rules.
Disclosure language you can copy
RELTO's recommended wording — always confirm the exact format OneKey MLS requires (photo label, caption, or public remarks) before publishing.
- On the photo
- Virtually Staged
- In public remarks
- One or more photo(s) was virtually staged.
- Extended disclaimer
- Images have been virtually staged to illustrate the property's potential. Furniture and decor shown are digitally rendered and are not included with the property. Please refer to the original photographs for an accurate representation of the property's current condition.
Sources
- OneKey MLS — Accurate Listing Media and Information Violation — New York
- OneKey MLS — Understanding Fine Escalations and Calculations — New York
- NY Senate — S9584, digital representations in real estate listings — New York
- NY Assembly — A11635, disclosure of digitally altered images in advertising — New York
Stage compliantly on OneKey MLS
RELTO's free tier watermarks every image automatically, and MLS-ready downloads on paid plans add the disclosure label. Free to start, no credit card.
Stage a photo freeInformational only — not legal advice. RELTO is a virtual-staging technology provider, not a law firm, and nothing on this page creates an attorney-client relationship. 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. Every rule above was documented as part of the state research that covers this board; verification dates and confidence tiers describe those state entries, not board-specific rulebook citations.