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MLS Real Estate Seller Fees Class Action Settlement

This settlement covered home sellers who paid a fee in connection with selling a home listed on a multiple listing service during an eligible date range. Claims could be filed without proof, with an estimated payment of $1,000. The deadline was May 9, 2025, and claims are now closed.

Payout up to $1,000
Payment Subject to pro rata adjustment
Deadline May 9, 2025
Proof required No
Category Consumer products
Administrator Burnett et al. v. The National Association of Realtors et al. c/o JND Legal Administration
Updated September 5, 2026

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What this settlement covers

Paid a fee in connection with selling a home on MLS during an eligible date range.

How payment works

The $1,000 was an estimate rather than a fixed amount, since payments were divided among the valid claims filed against the fund. The case was Burnett et al. v. The National Association of Realtors et al., administered by JND Legal Administration.

Filing this claim

The claim deadline passed on May 9, 2025, so the settlement administrator is no longer accepting claim forms. If you filed before the deadline, payment timing is set by the administrator, not by Sparrow.

Read the official settlement notice for the full terms and the administrator’s contact details.

The administrator was:

Burnett et al. v. The National Association of Realtors et al. c/o JND Legal Administration
PO Box 91479
Seattle, WA 98111

MLS Real Estate Seller Fees Class Action Settlement FAQs

Common questions about this class action settlement.

Who was covered?

People who paid a fee in connection with selling a home listed on a multiple listing service during an eligible date range. The date ranges varied by which defendant and which listing service the sale involved, so the official notice rather than a single date defined eligibility.

What was the case about?

Real estate commissions. The litigation challenged the rules under which a home seller effectively paid the buyer's agent commission as a condition of listing on a multiple listing service. The settlements that followed changed those practices and created funds to compensate sellers who had paid under the old rules.

How much did it pay?

The estimate was $1,000, but the payment was variable and depended on how many valid claims were approved. The final figure was set after the claims period closed, not before it.