FAA Clamps Down on Realtors' Use of Drones

As part of its effort to clamp down on the commercial use of drones, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has started investigating real estate agencies that use flying robots to take aerial pictures and videos of houses and apartments, Lorenzo Bicchieri reported on mashable.com yesterday.

Several Realtors have received inquiries from the FAA regarding their use of drones, either by phone, letter or even subpoena, according to interviews with people familiar with drones and the real estate business, Bicchieri wrote.

The FAA maintains that its current regulations ban the use of drones for any commercial purposes, which include real estate agents or aerial photography companies that Realtors hire to take shots of properties; in a document last week, the FAA clarified its rules on drones to include Realtors, according to Bicchieri.

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