eLaws of Florida

 

  CHAPTER 475. REAL ESTATE BROKERS, SALES ASSOCIATES, SCHOOLS, AND APPRAISERS  


PART I. REAL ESTATE BROKERS, SALES ASSOCIATES, AND SCHOOLS
SECTION 475.001. Purpose.
SECTION 475.01. Definitions.
SECTION 475.011. Exemptions.
SECTION 475.02. Florida Real Estate Commission.
SECTION 475.021. Division of Real Estate.
SECTION 475.03. Delegation of powers and duties; legal services.
SECTION 475.04. Duty of commission to educate members of profession.
SECTION 475.045. Florida Real Estate Commission Education and Research Foundation.
SECTION 475.05. Power of commission to enact bylaws and rules and decide questions of practice.
SECTION 475.10. Seal.
SECTION 475.125. Fees.
SECTION 475.15. Registration and licensing of general partners, members, officers, and directors of a firm.
SECTION 475.161. Licensing of broker associates and sales associates.
SECTION 475.17. Qualifications for practice.
SECTION 475.175. Examinations.
SECTION 475.180. Nonresident licenses.
SECTION 475.181. Licensure.
SECTION 475.182. Renewal of license; continuing education.
SECTION 475.183. Inactive status.
SECTION 475.215. Multiple licenses.
SECTION 475.22. Broker to maintain office and sign at entrance of office; registered office outside state; broker required to cooperate in investigation.
SECTION 475.23. License to expire on change of address.
SECTION 475.24. Branch office; fees.
SECTION 475.25. Discipline.
SECTION 475.255. Determination of agency or transactional brokerage relationship.
SECTION 475.2701. Short title.
SECTION 475.272. Purpose.
SECTION 475.274. Scope of coverage.
SECTION 475.2755. Designated sales associate.
SECTION 475.278. Authorized brokerage relationships; presumption of transaction brokerage; required disclosures.
SECTION 475.28. Rules of evidence.
SECTION 475.2801. Rules.
SECTION 475.31. Final orders.
SECTION 475.37. Effect of reversal of order of court or commission.
SECTION 475.38. Payment of costs.
SECTION 475.41. Contracts of unlicensed person for commissions invalid.
SECTION 475.42. Violations and penalties.
SECTION 475.43. Presumptions.
SECTION 475.451. Schools teaching real estate practice.
SECTION 475.4511. Advertising by real estate schools.
SECTION 475.453. Rental information; contract or receipt; refund; penalty.
SECTION 475.455. Exchange of disciplinary information.
SECTION 475.482. Real Estate Recovery Fund.
SECTION 475.483. Conditions for recovery; eligibility.
SECTION 475.4835. Commission powers upon notification of commencement of action.
SECTION 475.484. Payment from the fund.
SECTION 475.485. Investment of the fund.
SECTION 475.486. Rules; violations.
SECTION 475.5015. Brokerage business records.
SECTION 475.5016. Authority to inspect and audit.
SECTION 475.5017. Injunctive relief; powers.
SECTION 475.5018. Facsimile signatures or writing accepted.
PART II. APPRAISERS
SECTION 475.610. Purpose.
SECTION 475.611. Definitions.
SECTION 475.612. Certification, licensure, or registration required.
SECTION 475.613. Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board.
SECTION 475.614. Power of board to adopt rules and decide questions of practice; requirements for protection of appraiser’s signature.
SECTION 475.6145. Seal.
SECTION 475.6147. Fees.
SECTION 475.615. Qualifications for registration or certification.
SECTION 475.616. Examination requirements.
SECTION 475.617. Education and experience requirements.
SECTION 475.6171. Issuance of registration or certification.
SECTION 475.618. Renewal of registration, license, certification, or instructor permit; continuing education.
SECTION 475.619. Inactive status.
SECTION 475.620. Corporations and partnerships ineligible for licensure or certification.
SECTION 475.621. Registry of licensed and certified appraisers; registry of appraisal management companies.
SECTION 475.622. Display and disclosure of licensure, certification, or registration.
SECTION 475.6221. Employment of and by registered trainee real estate appraisers.
SECTION 475.6222. Supervision and training of registered trainee appraisers.
SECTION 475.623. Registration of firm or business name and office location.
SECTION 475.6235. Registration of appraisal management companies required; exemptions.
SECTION 475.624. Discipline of appraisers.
SECTION 475.6245. Discipline of appraisal management companies.
SECTION 475.625. Final orders.
SECTION 475.626. Violations and penalties.
SECTION 475.627. Appraisal course instructors.
SECTION 475.628. Professional standards for appraisers registered, licensed, or certified under this part.
SECTION 475.629. Retention of records.
SECTION 475.6295. Authority to inspect.
SECTION 475.630. Temporary practice.
SECTION 475.631. Nonresident licenses and certifications.
PART III. COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE SALES COMMISSION LIEN ACT
SECTION 475.700. Popular name.
SECTION 475.701. Definitions.
SECTION 475.703. Broker’s lien for sales commission.
SECTION 475.705. Contents of commission notice; delivery to owner and closing agent.
SECTION 475.707. Recording commission notice; effectiveness.
SECTION 475.709. Duties of closing agent; reservation of owner’s net proceeds.
SECTION 475.711. Interpleader or other proceedings; deposit of reserved proceeds in court registry; discharge of closing agent from further liability.
SECTION 475.713. Civil action concerning commission; order to show cause; hearing; release of proceeds; award of costs and attorney’s fees.
SECTION 475.715. Priority of recorded commission notice.
SECTION 475.717. Service of notice.
SECTION 475.719. Buyer’s broker.
PART IV. COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LEASING COMMISSION LIEN ACT
SECTION 475.800. Short title.
SECTION 475.801. Definitions.
SECTION 475.803. Broker’s lien for leasing commission.
SECTION 475.805. Contents of lien notice.
SECTION 475.807. Recording lien notice; effectiveness.
SECTION 475.809. Foreclosure of lien; civil action by owner; award of costs and attorney’s fees.
SECTION 475.811. Transfer of lien to security.
SECTION 475.813. Subordination of lien.