Florida Real Estate Sales Associate Examination Content OutlineReal Estate Brokerage Activities and ProceduresMedium
A licensed real estate sales associate decides to resign from their current brokerage firm and join another. What is the sales associate required to do regarding their license?
- ANotify the DBPR of the change, and their license status will become involuntarily inactive until a new employer registers them.
- BNotify FREC within 30 days of the change and pay a transfer fee.
- CReturn their license to the DBPR and reapply for a new one with the new brokerage.
- DHave their new employer notify FREC of the change in employment.
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: D. Have their new employer notify FREC of the change in employment.
When a sales associate changes employers, their license becomes inactive until the new employer registers the license with the DBPR. It is the responsibility of the new employer to file the appropriate form to activate the sales associate's license under their brokerage.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. While the license becomes inactive, the sales associate does not directly notify DBPR for activation; the new employer does.
- B. The sales associate does not directly notify FREC for a transfer; the brokerage does.
- C. The sales associate does not need to reapply for a new license; it is transferred.
License Transfer Florida
When a Florida real estate sales associate changes employing brokers, specific steps must be followed to maintain an active license.
- Sales associate's license becomes inactive upon leaving a broker.
- New employing broker must notify DBPR to reactivate the license.
- Sales associate cannot perform services until license is active under new broker.
Memory trick: Switching Brokers? 'N'ew 'E'mployer 'R'egisters, 'L'icense 'A'ctivates.