DBPR Emergency Order (E.O.) 2020-08 (June 2020) The deadlines for licensure eligibility and state license examination eligibility are extended through December 31, 2020. The effective date of the Order is June 9, 2020. The Order supersedes section 4 of the DBPR Emergency Order 2020-03 issued on March 9, 2020. Specifically, the EO 2020-08 extends the …
The FREC approved Rule 61J2-10.026 regulating team advertising. The rule will become effective July 1, 2019. This will give licensees time to prepare their advertising, business cards, and signs for compliance. The text of the rule is shown below: (1) “Team or group advertising” shall mean a name or logo used by one or more …
The Florida Real Estate Commission removed the 30 day wait requirement when students fail the end of course exam for post licensing education. The licensee can now retake the final exam immediately. The exam must be different. The student can retake the final exam only once. This rule became effective March 25, 2018.
Previously, students who failed a final exam in a Florida post-license course were required to wait 30 days before taking a different final exam. The rules were changed so that students who fail the final exam in a post-licensing course may retake a different exam immediately. The rule applies only to sales associate and broker …
Rhode Island and Florida have reached agreement to mutually recognize each state’s education requirement for licensure. The following states have mutual recognition agreements with Florida: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Mississippi, Nebraska, and Rhode Island.
The Florida Real Estate Commission reduced application and renewal fees for brokers, sales associates, instructors, and schools effective July 1, 2014. Sales associates now pay a renewal fee of $64; brokers pay $72. This is a significant reduction (about 28%). The full list is shown in the table below: 61J2-1.011 License Fees and Examination Fees. (1) …
Recent changes to Florida law (Chapter 718) allow a condominium association to deny owners (or their tenants) the right to use common areas and recreational amenities when the owner is more than 90 days overdue in paying association maintenance fees. Additionally, the association may divert rent paid by a tenant and apply it to the …
Condo owners who are in arrears may not be able to use the pool Read More »
In a controversial move, Florida’s growth management laws were significantly changed by the governor and legislature, effectively eliminating the DCA and transferring the few remaining employees into a new agency called the Department of Economic Opportunity. All administrative rules of the former DCA were repealed. Concurrency requirements were deleted. And DRI reviews were changed to …
The Department of Community Affairs is abolished Read More »
A little-known change in the law (July 1, 2009) requires current licensees to report any conviction or plea to a crime, including misdemeanors, to the DBPR. Previously, licensees had to report only convictions or pleas for felony charges. What’s the effect of this? If you got a DUI five years ago, you must tell DBPR …
Home buyers who purchase in 2007 or later can deduct Mortgage Insurance Fees When Preparing Their Tax Returns. Mortgage insurance is NOT deductible for borrowers who purchased before 2007. Mortgage insurance is charged to buyers who purchase homes with less than a 20 percent down payment, a route used by most homebuyers. Because of the …
