The census takers are on the street and on the phone. We hear that these folks are calling or visiting listing agents from yard signs and then they ask questions seeking information about the owners of the property. Remember, agents…the owners are your clients and you should not respond to these requests for information without specific authority from your owner clients to disclose information that is not otherwise public.
About the Author: Betsy Urbance
Elizabeth A. (Betsy) Urbance, General Counsel and Vice President of Legal Services has served the association’s members as General Counsel since 2018 and prior to that she was Legal Hotline Attorney since 1994. Urbance is a 1984 graduate of Western Illinois University and received her law degree from the University of Missouri School of Law in 1987. She is licensed in both Illinois and Missouri.