2024 Legal Hotline Year in Review

Louisiana REALTORS® • October 3, 2025

Eric B. Landry, JD and Kristin E. Oglesby, JD

Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLP 

301 Main Street, Suite 2300

Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70801


The following is a summary of the questions and answers from the 2024 Hotline. The Louisiana REALTORS® maintains a hotline for their Brokers to answer questions affecting the real estate industry as a whole. The hotline does not provide legal advice but provides general information. It is important to note that the laws and court decisions affecting these responses to these questions may change as new laws are passed and new court decisions are published. We cannot comment on or provide advice with respect to specific transactions. These responses are for general information only.


Note that some of the responses provided herein were generated prior to the National Association of Realtors (“NAR”) Settlement going into effect. That is, on August 17, 2024, several practice changes affecting compensation and communication in residential real estate transactions went into effect.


Please click on the link below to access a fully-indexed summary of the questions and answers from the 2024 hotline.

Legal Hotline Year in Review


DISCLAIMER: These materials are to be used for informational purposes and should not be construed as specific legal advice. These materials are not designed to cover every aspect of a legal situation for every factual circumstance that may arise regarding the subject matter included.


This publication is for reference purposes only and association members or other readers are responsible for contacting their own attorneys or other professional advisors for legal or contract advice. The comments provided herein solely represent the opinions of the authors and are not a guarantee of interpretation of the law or contracts by any court or by the Louisiana Real Estate Commission.

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