What are the education requirements for first-time renewals in FL?
You are required to complete the 45-hour post-license education course by the initial expiration date displayed on your initial license.
The post-license course is 45 classroom hours. During the first licensing period, the post-licensure course covers the 14 hours of continuing education requirements typically required for real estate licensees.
The purpose of the post-license course is to: build on the academic knowledge gained in the pre-license course, develop necessary skills for licensees to be successful, and teach the licensee how to operate effectively and protect the public.
The post-license course includes a final exam with a minimum passing grade of 75%. Students must have attended a minimum of 90% of classroom hours to complete the course.
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The Department of Business and Professional Regulation will notify you via email when your real estate license is due for renewal. The quickest and easiest way to renew is to use the Department’s online services to renew by accessing your account at myfloridalicense.com.
At renewal, a copy of your license will be forwarded to the email address associated with your online account. The current renewal fee for sales associates is $32.
Florida real estate licenses expire two years after issuance, either at the end of September or the end of March, depending on when you took the state exam for the license. The first license period for sales associates may cover 18 months to 2 years; the exact timing depends on when the licensee passed the state exam.
Florida requires real estate licensees to complete 14 hours of continuing education in each licensing period. This coursework consists of 8 hours of specialty topics, 3 hours dedicated to an update of Florida law, and 3 hours of ethics and business practices.
A licensee may reactivate a real estate license that has been involuntarily inactive for one year (or less) by completing a minimum of 14 hours of FREC-prescribed continuing education courses.
The first license period for sales associates may cover 18 months to 2 years; the exact timing depends on when the licensee passed the state exam. Florida real estate licenses expire either at the end of March or the end of September, every two years.
Per the FREC, a licensee who holds a minimum of a baccalaureate degree in real estate from an accredited school will be exempt from the post-license education requirement.
A $25 late fee is assessed if the renewal is received after the allotted time. If a Florida real estate licensee fails to renew an active (or voluntary inactive license) prior to the expiration date (other than the first renewal), the real estate license automatically reverts to involuntary inactive status.
If your license has been involuntarily inactive for more than two years, it automatically expires. When a Florida real estate license expires, it becomes null and void. The Department of Business and Professional Regulation will notify you 90 days before the license expires.