San Diego MLS (SDMLS) pre-list photo checklist
Tick each item before the listing goes live. Every item is a rule from San Diego MLS (SDMLS)'s published rules, with its source and the date we checked it. Rules last checked 2026-10-15.
General information, not legal advice. Always confirm with your MLS.
Listing address: ______________________________ Date: ____________
AI images
- AI is explicitly included in the digitally altered definition (BPC 10140.8 / AB 723), followed by Sec. 7.4.As of 2026-01 · Source
Virtual staging
- For digitally altered photos (including virtual staging): label 'Digitally Altered' in the description, upload the unaltered original (the MLS gives it a public URL), and paste that URL into the altered photo's description. You may NOT watermark or embed the disclosure on the photo itself (Sec. 7.4).As of 2026-04 · Source
- A digitally altered photo may be the primary photo if Sec. 7.4 is met.As of 2026-04 · Source
Photo edits
- Digitally altered covers adding, removing or changing fixtures, furniture, appliances, flooring, walls, paint, hardscape, landscape, facade, floor plans and outside elements (streetlights, poles, views, neighbors). Routine lighting, sharpening, white balance, color, crop and exposure edits are excluded if the representation is unchanged.As of 2026-04 · Source
- No text, watermarks, contact info or promotion on digitally altered images (Sec. 7.4.4).As of 2026-04 · Source
Branding
- Do not brand media with any information or added images, including photos showing for-sale signs. SDMLS may watermark media itself. Staff may reject media with text, advertising, agent promotion or people (Sec. 11.5).As of 2026-04 · Source
Printed from grafics.com/mls-rules/checklist/sdmls/ · Questions? Text Grafics at 404-333-8432 (SMS only) · General information, not legal advice. Always confirm with your MLS.