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MLS photo rules for ZIP 60520 (DeKalb County, IL)

ZIP 60520 is in DeKalb 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 60520: 1 MLS applies

County: DeKalb 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