DUES DELINQUENCY PENALTY POLICY
State Association dues are due and payable February 21. Any Local Board that has not paid at least 95% of its dues by April 1 will be required to pay a penalty of 10% of the total delinquent amount on April 1 or $250, whichever is greater. The penalty will be calculated based upon 100% dues payment shown as due on April 1 by the Ohio REALTORS®.
(Created: 1989; Revised: 2008, 2024)
DUES PAYMENT POLICY
Code of Regulations Language
Dues are due and payable to the Association February 21. Boards will be notified that if 95 percent of dues are not paid by April 1, such boards will have no vote at the next scheduled meeting of the Board of Directors, shall forfeit entitlement to administrative fees as established from time to time by the Board of Directors and shall remit payment of a penalty fee. Such boards shall be required to submit written correspondence to the Finance Committee stating reasons for not remitting payment of dues as required herein. The Finance Committee shall recommend appropriate action to the Board of Directors after reviewing correspondence submitted by the board.
Payment of Administrative Fee
In recognition of the administrative burden borne by Boards in connection with billing and collecting dues at the time of annual membership renewals, the Ohio REALTORS® shall pay an administration fee to the Boards that remit 95% of Ohio REALTORS® dues owed before April 1 in the amount of $1.00 per paid Primary member within the Board.
February 21 Dues Deadline
March 15 Local Boards/Associations are notified of current dues status and receive list of delinquent members
April 1 Penalty for those Local Boards/Associations not 95% paid and no Director vote at the next scheduled Board of Directors meeting. Local Boards/Associations not 95% paid will forfeit entitlement to administrative fee. April 15 Administrative fee checks mailed to Local Boards/Associations that met 95% dues obligation by April 1
(Created: 1986; Revised: 1/1988, 9/1988, 1991, 2008, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2024)
DUES PRORATION
New member dues for members that join after January 1 may be prorated monthly and are due on the last day of the month following the month the member joined the Local Board.
However, dues shall not be prorated for a former member whose membership terminated and who rejoins the association in the subsequent calendar year. The date of membership in Ohio REALTORS® shall not be reset in Ohio REALTORS® records.
(Created: 2008, 2018, 2024)
INSTITUTE AFFILIATE MEMBERSHIP RIGHTS & PRIVILEGES
- Pursuant to authority granted to the Board of Directors under Article I, Section 1.1(f) of the Code of Regulations, Institute Affiliate members shall not be eligible to serve as officers, directors or committee members, or otherwise hold appointed or elected office in the Association except as provided in paragraph (2).
- Institute Affiliate Members may serve as a member or Chair of the Commercial/Industrial Committee.
- When attending Association courses, programs and events for which registration fees are charged; Institute Affiliate members may attend and participate in such courses, programs and events at the same fees charged to other classes of membership.
(Created: 2004; Revised: 2011, 2024)
MEMBER REQUIREMENTS FOR NON-RESIDENT MEMBERS OF OHIO BOARDS WHOSE OFFICES ARE ALL LOCATED IN ANOTHER STATE
A REALTOR® whose primary membership is located in a state contiguous to Ohio, and who qualifies for secondary membership in a local Ohio Board or Association and is a member in good standing in the State Association of the state in which their primary membership is held, will not be required to pay Ohio REALTOR® member dues.
The Ohio REALTORS® will provide no services to secondary members of Ohio local Boards/Associations who do not pay dues to the Ohio REALTORS® under this policy.
(Created: 1979, 2018, 2024)
NEW MEMBER PROCESSING FEE
An Ohio REALTORS® new member processing fee will be charged to each new member joining a local Board/Association. The amount of this fee shall be included in the annual association budget that is approved by the Board of Directors. The new member processing fee will be collected by the local Board/Association and transmitted to the Ohio REALTORS® at the same time dues are remitted. The new member processing fee may not be pro-rated and applies to any member that was not an Ohio REALTOR® member during the preceding calendar year.
(Created: 1990; Revised: 2020, 2024)
OHIO REALTORS® AFFILIATE MEMBER BENEFITS
Affiliate Members as defined in Ohio REALTORS® Code of Regulations, Article I (d) shall subscribe to the terms and conditions as stated in the Code of Regulations and will receive the following benefits of membership:
• Affiliate members shall have the right to attend all Ohio REALTORS® annual business meetings and functions.
• Full access to Ohio REALTORS® website
• Membership information as permitted under Ohio REALTORS® policies
• Priority selection of booth space at Ohio REALTORS® Convention Expo
• All Member benefits/discounts
• Ohio REALTOR® Magazine
• eConnections
(Created: 2021; revised 2023 per Code of Regulations)
OHIO REALTOR® EMERITUS DUES WAIVER
Ohio REALTORS® shall waive Ohio REALTOR® membership dues for members with 40 cumulative years or more of membership in Ohio REALTORS® and who have provided one year of service to Ohio REALTORS®. The service requirement can be met by one of the following:
• Serving as an Ohio REALTOR® Director for one year and having attended at least one BOD meeting
• Serving as Chair or Vice Chair or member of one of the following entities within the Ohio REALTORS® Committee structure: a committee, advisory board/group, selection group, network and council and attended at least one meeting of that entity
• Serving as member of a Task Force, PAG or Working Group and attending at least one meeting of that entity
• Serving as a Chair or Vice Chair of an Ohio REALTORS® Forum. (Membership in an Ohio REALTORS® Forum will not meet this requirement.)
(Created: 2005; Revised 2019, 2024)