Fax Rule Facts: Complying with the New Fax Rule Under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act

Have you ever sent a fax containing a lease agreement, listing agreement, property informational brochure or estoppel certificate? What about a fax with a purchase order, invoice or a request for a proposal from a vendor of property-related services or goods? In the leasing world, who hasn't? At the same time, have you ever considered obtaining prior written consent from the recipient to authorize your transmission of that fax? In many, if not all, cases, the answer is likely to be "who has?" In the not-too-distant future, that answer probably will need to be changed. Read on to find out why — and whether you will be among the crowd that must obtain that prior authorization before turning on your fax machine.

8 minute read December 01, 2003 at 01:52 PM

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Nicole Finitzo, Melissa J. Krasnow And Randolph M. Perkins