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Florida State Requirements

Education Requirements

Salesperson Licensing Requirements

  1. Successfully complete a FREC-approved pre-licensing course for sales associates consisting of 63 classroom-hours and covering the topics required by the FREC. The course is valid for licensure purposes for two years after the course completion date. Licensees with a permanent physical disability as defined by FREC Rule 61J2-3.013(2) may qualify for a correspondence pre-licensing course if unable, due to a permanent physical disability, to attend the site where the course is conducted.
  2. Submit a completed Application, fingerprint card, and appropriate fee (may submit this package prior to completing Step 1).
  3. Pass the Florida Real Estate Sales Associate examination with a grade of at least 75 or pass the Florida Real Estate Law Examination with a grade of at least 30.

Note - Florida has entered into a Mutual Recognition agreement with the following 11 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Tennessee. See the Mutual Recognition page for specific requirements.

Submit a completed RE 2050-1 form to activate the license, otherwise the license is issued in an inactive status. If you want to immediately begin working as a real estate sales associate, submit the completed RE 2050-1 form at the examination site. Otherwise, submit the RE 2050-1 form to the Division of Real Estate

The course or courses required for one to become initially licensed shall not exceed a total of 63 classroom hours of 50 minutes each, inclusive of examination, for a sales associate and 72 classroom hours of 50 minutes each, inclusive of examination, for a broker. The satisfactory completion of an examination administered by the accredited college, university, or community college, by a career center, or by the registered real estate school shall be the basis for determining satisfactory completion of the course.

Post-Licensing Requirements

The commission may prescribe a post-licensure education requirement in order for a person to maintain a valid sales associate's license, which shall not exceed 45 classroom hours of 50 minutes each, inclusive of examination, prior to the first renewal following initial licensure. If prescribed, this shall consist of one or more commission-approved courses which total at least 45 classroom hours on one or more subjects which include, but are not limited to, property management, appraisal, real estate finance, the economics of real estate management, marketing, technology, sales and listing of properties, business office management, courses teaching practical real estate application skills, development of business plans, marketing of property, and time management. Required post-licensure education courses must be provided by an accredited college, university, or community college, by a career center, by a registered real estate school, or by a commission-approved sponsor.

The commission may prescribe a post-licensure education requirement in order for a person to maintain a valid broker's license, which shall not exceed 60 classroom hours of 50 minutes each, inclusive of examination, prior to the first renewal following initial licensure. If prescribed, this shall consist of one or more commission-approved courses which total at least 60 classroom hours on one or more subjects which include, but are not limited to, advanced appraisal, advanced property management, real estate marketing, business law, advanced real estate investment analyses, advanced legal aspects, general accounting, real estate economics, syndications, commercial brokerage, feasibility analyses, advanced real estate finance, residential brokerage, advanced marketing, technology, advanced business planning, time management, or real estate brokerage office operations. Required post-licensure education courses must be provided by an accredited college, university, or community college, by a career center, by a registered real estate school, or by a commission-approved sponsor.

The post-licensure education requirements of this section, and the education course requirements for one to become initially licensed, do not apply to any applicant or licensee who has received a 4-year degree in real estate from an accredited institution of higher education.

The commission may not approve pre-licensure or post-licensure distance learning courses for brokers, broker associates, and sales associates by correspondence methods, except in instances of hardship pursuant to subparagraphs (2)(a)3. and (5)(c)2.

Continuing Education Requirements

Salesperson and Broker

The renewal application for an active license as broker, broker associate, or sales associate shall include proof satisfactory to the commission that the licensee has, since the issuance or renewal of her or his current license, satisfactorily completed at least 14 classroom hours of 50 minutes each of a continuing education course during each biennium of a license period, as prescribed by the commission.

The department shall adopt rules establishing a procedure for the renewal of licenses at least every 4 years.

Reciprocity

Education And Licensure In Another State

61J2-26.001 Examination Requirements.

  1. The Florida Real Estate Commission has determined that it is in the best interest of the public's welfare to ensure a nonresident seeking licensure in this State, pursuant to s. 475.180, Florida Statutes, is knowledgeable in Florida law, statutes and administrative rules. To properly ensure such applicant has this knowledge, a written examination will be mandatory. This examination will consist of 40 questions, with each question being worth one (1) point. An applicant who receives a grade of 30 points or higher shall be deemed to have successfully completed the examination requirement for nonresident licensure.
  2. The subject area of the examination shall consist of general real estate license law. While knowledge of all subject areas is required, particular emphasis will be placed on Chapters 455 and 475, Florida Statutes, and on the rules of the Florida Real Estate Commission found in Chapter 61J2 of the Florida Administrative Code.
  3. This examination will be required of all applicants for nonresident licensure, regardless of jurisdiction, and shall become a part of each written agreement implementing the provisions of s. 475.180, Florida Statutes.

Specific Authority 475.05, 475.180 FS. Law Implemented 475.180 FS. History-New 11-6-94.

61J2-26.002 Residency.

The Florida Real Estate Commission recognizes that nonresidents of Florida may have a lesser opportunity than Florida residents to avail themselves of the education, experience, and examination requirements necessary for Florida licensure, and that such nonresidents may therefore apply for licensure under s. 475.180(1), Florida Statutes, as implemented in Rule Chapter 61J2-2, Florida Administrative Code. For purposes of s. 475.180(1), Florida Statutes, a "resident" of Florida is defined as:

  1. a person who has resided (regardless of whether the place or base of residence is a recreational vehicle, hotel, rental unit, or any other temporary or permanent situs) in Florida, continuously for a period of 4 calendar months or more, within the preceding one year; or
  2. a person who presently resides (regardless of whether the place or base of residence is a recreational vehicle, hotel, rental unit, or any other temporary or permanent situs) in Florida, with the intention to reside continuously in Florida for a period of 4 months or more, commencing on the date that the person began the current period of residence in Florida.

Specific Authority 475.05, 475.180 FS. Law Implemented 475.180 FS. History-New 11-6-94.

61J2-26.003 Post-License and Continuing Education.

  1. The Florida Real Estate Commission has determined that it is in the best interest of the public welfare that a non-resident securing licensure pursuant to s. 475.180, Florida Statutes, keep abreast of current Florida law. To properly ensure such knowledge subsequent to securing licensure through s. 475.180, Florida Statutes, the non-resident licensee must satisfy post-license and continuing education requirements as follows:
    • All applicants for non-resident licensure must satisfactorily complete a Commission prescribed or approved post-license educational course prior to the first renewal following licensure. The standards and requirements for the post-license education course will be in accordance with Rule 61J2-3.020, Florida Administrative Code.
    • Subsequent to the first renewal period, all non-resident licensees are required to satisfactorily complete the continuing education requirements pursuant to Rule 61J2-3.009, Florida Administrative Code. The standards and requirements for continuing education will be in accordance with Rule 61J2-3.009, Florida Administrative Code.
  2. Failure of a non-resident licensee to satisfactorily complete the post-license education requirement shall result in the penalties prescribed in s. 475.17(3) or (4), as applicable.
  3. Hardship cases for post-license education shall be governed by and as defined in Rule 61J2-3.013, Florida Administrative Code.

Specific Authority 475.05, 475.180 FS. Law Implemented 475.180 FS. History-New 11-30-94

Reporting:

Student Reporting Requirements

Course Completion Report - One given to Student and One retained by School for a period of 2 years and must contain:

  • Pre-licensing Course for Salesperson
  • Name of School
  • Address of School
  • Course Title: Course I
  • Start Date
  • Finish Date
  • Exam Date
  • Social Security Number
  • Student Name
  • Student Address
  • Authorized Signature for the School
  • "The student named in this report has completed the referenced course in accordance with the requirements of the Florida Real Estate Commission".

Case Management Requirements

Each continuing education provider shall provide to the department such information regarding the continuing education status of licensees as the department determines is necessary to carry out its duties under s. 455.2177, in an electronic format determined by the department. After a licensee's completion of a course, the information must be submitted to the department electronically no later than 30 calendar days thereafter or prior to the licensee's renewal date, whichever occurs sooner.

455.2177 Monitoring of compliance with continuing education requirements.--

  1. The department shall establish a system to monitor licensee compliance with applicable continuing education requirements and to determine each licensee's continuing education status. As used in this section, the term "monitor" means the act of determining, for each licensee, whether the licensee was in full compliance with applicable continuing education requirements as of the time of the licensee's license renewal.
  2. The department may refuse renewal of a licensee's license until the licensee has satisfied all applicable continuing education requirements. This subsection does not preclude the department or boards from imposing additional penalties pursuant to the applicable practice act or rules adopted pursuant thereto.
  3. The department may waive the continuing education monitoring requirements of this section for any profession that demonstrates to the department that the monitoring system places an undue burden on the profession. The department shall waive the continuing education monitoring requirements of this section for any profession that has a program in place which measures compliance with continuing education requirements through statistical sampling techniques or other methods and can indicate that at least 95 percent of its licensees are in compliance.

Each continuing education provider shall retain all records relating to a licensee's completion of continuing education courses for at least 4 years after completion of a course.