Georgia Yard Sign Advertising Requirements

Georgia Yard Sign Advertising Requirements

In Georgia, yes, there is a legal requirement that the firm’s telephone number must appear on real estate yard signs—or, more generally, all advertising signs—alongside the firm name, and it must be as prominent as the individual agent’s information.
Here’s how this breaks down under Georgia law:
Georgia Real Estate Commission Rules (Chapter 520-1- .09)
According to the Georgia Real Estate Commission’s advertising rules:
  • All advertising must include the firm's full name as registered with the Commission, and it must be clearly and unmistakably included on signs, business cards, advertising materials, and office signage Georgia Real Estate Commission+2Georgia Real Estate Commission+2.
  • Specifically, in advertising a specific property, the rule states:
So for yard signs (which fall under “advertising”), you must include:
  • The brokerage’s name,
  • The brokerage’s phone number,
  • And these must be as prominent (size, visibility) as the individual agent’s name or phone number—if those are included.


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