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CHS Regional MLS (Charleston SC) pre-list photo checklist

Tick each item before the listing goes live. Every item is a rule from CHS Regional MLS (Charleston SC)'s published rules, with its source and the date we checked it. Rules last checked 2026-10-15.

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AI images

  • No AI-specific rule was found. AI edits beyond basic edits count as 'significant alterations' and must be disclosed (Sec. 1 E(ii)).[limited, check your MLS] As of 2026-05 · Source

Virtual staging

  • Disclose any virtual staging (added furniture, art, decor) in the photo caption/watermark OR the public remarks, e.g. 'Photo is virtually staged' (Sec. 1 E(i)). An on-image label is allowed but not required.As of 2026-05 · Source
  • No before/original photo rule was found.As of 2026-05 · Source

Photo edits

  • Any 'significant alteration' beyond crop, straighten or color correction (adding landscaping or a pool, removing walls or power lines, changing paint color, moving the sunset) must be disclosed in reasonable detail in the caption/watermark or public remarks (Sec. 1 E(ii)).As of 2026-05 · Source
  • Sky replacement and twilight are not named. Treat them as significant alterations.[limited, check your MLS] As of 2026-05 · Source

Branding

  • No logos of any kind, including yard signs, and no people in photos (Sec. 1 F). Offending content is removed immediately.As of 2026-05 · Source

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