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MLS photo rules for ZIP 60518 (DeKalb County, IL)

ZIP 60518 is in DeKalb County, IL · LaSalle County, IL · Lee County, IL and is covered by MRED (Chicago metro, connectMLS). See the AI image, virtual staging, photo edit and branding rules, with sources and as-of dates.

General information, not legal advice. Always confirm with your MLS.

ZIP 60518: 1 MLS applies

County: DeKalb County, IL · LaSalle County, IL · Lee County, IL

  • MRED (Chicago metro, connectMLS)

Printable pre-list checklist: MRED (Chicago metro, connectMLS)

AI images

MRED (Chicago metro, connectMLS)

  • No separate AI rule was found. AI furniture edits fall under the virtual-staging rules (Sec. 6.2).[verify with your MLS] As of 2026-05-14 · Source

Virtual staging

MRED (Chicago metro, connectMLS)

  • Virtual staging may add or replace personal property that does not convey (furniture, mirrors, artwork, plants). Disclosure is REQUIRED in the specified MLS field (Sec. 6.2.3). No on-image label or original photo is required by the rule text.As of 2026-05-14 · Source
  • To-Be-Built / Under Construction listings may stage all real property that will convey, with disclosure in the specified field (Sec. 6.2.3.1).As of 2026-05-14 · Source

Photo edits

MRED (Chicago metro, connectMLS)

  • Do not add elements outside the owner's control, such as impossible city views (Sec. 6.2.2.1), or remove them, such as power lines, water towers or nearby highways (Sec. 6.2.2.2).As of 2026-05-14 · Source

Branding

MRED (Chicago metro, connectMLS)

  • No names, contact info, URLs, QR codes, REALTOR or office logos, for-sale signs, people, collages, or audio/video/text commentary on photos (also applies to captions and remarks) (Sec. 6.1.1). Virtual tours: no registration, and the narrator may not identify themselves or their firm. No branded client-viewable documents (Sec. 6.1.3).As of 2026-05-14 · Source