Unit 1: Becoming a Licensed Florida Real
Estate Broker - Florida Real Estate Broker
Course
True or False?
The DBPR has 90 days after receiving an application to check for errors and omissions
and to send a notice of insufficiency concerning any additional information required. -
ANS- False.
The DBPR has 30 days to check for errors and omissions and to send the applicant a
notice of insufficiency.
True or False?
U.S. citizenship is required of Florida real estate applicants. - ANS- False.
U.S. citizenship is not required of Florida real estate applicants.
True or False?
Broker applicants must possess a U.S. Social Security number. - ANS- True.
Florida law requires that an applicant's Social Security number be disclosed on all
professional license applications.
True or False?
Broker applicants are required to disclose misdemeanor offenses on the license
application. - ANS- True.
Applicants must disclose on the license application whether they have ever been
convicted or found guilty of, entered a plea of nolo contendere, or found guilty of a
criminal violation, including felony, misdemeanor, and traffic offenses (but not parking,
speeding, inspection, or traffic signal violations).
True or False?
If a broker applicant's past criminal history is not discovered until after the applicant
becomes a broker, the DBPR will likely take no action. - ANS- False.
The Commission may revoke a broker's license for failure to disclose past criminal
history.
True or False?
A person who has resided in Florida for three months every winter is considered a
Florida resident for licensure purposes. - ANS- False.
A Florida resident is a person who has resided in Florida continuously for a period of
four calendar months or more within the preceding year.
, True or False?
An applicant who is applying for a broker's license holds a valid broker's license in a
state with which Florida has a mutual recognition agreement. The applicant is exempt
from the broker pre-license course but must pass the broker state license exam. - ANS-
False.
Instead of the broker state license exam, mutual recognition applicants must
demonstrate mastery of Florida's real estate license law by passing a written
Florida-specific real estate law license exam.
True or False?
Florida Real Estate Broker applicants must complete at least 12 months of real estate
experience during the previous five years working for a broker or an owner-developer. -
ANS- False
A broker applicant fulfills the experience requirement by holding an active real estate
license for at least 24 months during the five-year period prior to applying to become a
Florida real estate broker.
True or False?
A broker applicant who received a master's degree in real estate from an accredited
institution is exempt from the broker pre-license education course. - ANS- True.
Broker applicants who have received a four-year degree or higher in real estate from an
accredited institution of higher education are exempt from the pre-license education
course.
True or False?
Before the first renewal of a broker license, brokers must complete 60 hours of a Florida
Real Estate Commission (FREC)-approved broker post-license course. - ANS- True.
The broker post-license course requirement is satisfied by completing one or more
courses totaling 60 hours of 50 minutes each, including the end-of-course exam.
True or False?
A real estate broker did not complete the broker post-licensing education requirement
because the broker was undergoing cancer treatment. Eight months following expiration
of the broker's initial license, the licensee requested a post-license hardship extension.
The Commission is authorized to grant the broker an extension to complete the
post-licensing education. - ANS- False.
There is no legislative authority to extend the post-license requirement beyond six
months following the initial license expiration.
True or False?
A real estate licensee who has attained a four-year degree or higher in real estate from an
accredited institution of higher education is exempt from the post-license education
requirements. - ANS- The statement is true. Individuals who have attained a four-year
Estate Broker - Florida Real Estate Broker
Course
True or False?
The DBPR has 90 days after receiving an application to check for errors and omissions
and to send a notice of insufficiency concerning any additional information required. -
ANS- False.
The DBPR has 30 days to check for errors and omissions and to send the applicant a
notice of insufficiency.
True or False?
U.S. citizenship is required of Florida real estate applicants. - ANS- False.
U.S. citizenship is not required of Florida real estate applicants.
True or False?
Broker applicants must possess a U.S. Social Security number. - ANS- True.
Florida law requires that an applicant's Social Security number be disclosed on all
professional license applications.
True or False?
Broker applicants are required to disclose misdemeanor offenses on the license
application. - ANS- True.
Applicants must disclose on the license application whether they have ever been
convicted or found guilty of, entered a plea of nolo contendere, or found guilty of a
criminal violation, including felony, misdemeanor, and traffic offenses (but not parking,
speeding, inspection, or traffic signal violations).
True or False?
If a broker applicant's past criminal history is not discovered until after the applicant
becomes a broker, the DBPR will likely take no action. - ANS- False.
The Commission may revoke a broker's license for failure to disclose past criminal
history.
True or False?
A person who has resided in Florida for three months every winter is considered a
Florida resident for licensure purposes. - ANS- False.
A Florida resident is a person who has resided in Florida continuously for a period of
four calendar months or more within the preceding year.
, True or False?
An applicant who is applying for a broker's license holds a valid broker's license in a
state with which Florida has a mutual recognition agreement. The applicant is exempt
from the broker pre-license course but must pass the broker state license exam. - ANS-
False.
Instead of the broker state license exam, mutual recognition applicants must
demonstrate mastery of Florida's real estate license law by passing a written
Florida-specific real estate law license exam.
True or False?
Florida Real Estate Broker applicants must complete at least 12 months of real estate
experience during the previous five years working for a broker or an owner-developer. -
ANS- False
A broker applicant fulfills the experience requirement by holding an active real estate
license for at least 24 months during the five-year period prior to applying to become a
Florida real estate broker.
True or False?
A broker applicant who received a master's degree in real estate from an accredited
institution is exempt from the broker pre-license education course. - ANS- True.
Broker applicants who have received a four-year degree or higher in real estate from an
accredited institution of higher education are exempt from the pre-license education
course.
True or False?
Before the first renewal of a broker license, brokers must complete 60 hours of a Florida
Real Estate Commission (FREC)-approved broker post-license course. - ANS- True.
The broker post-license course requirement is satisfied by completing one or more
courses totaling 60 hours of 50 minutes each, including the end-of-course exam.
True or False?
A real estate broker did not complete the broker post-licensing education requirement
because the broker was undergoing cancer treatment. Eight months following expiration
of the broker's initial license, the licensee requested a post-license hardship extension.
The Commission is authorized to grant the broker an extension to complete the
post-licensing education. - ANS- False.
There is no legislative authority to extend the post-license requirement beyond six
months following the initial license expiration.
True or False?
A real estate licensee who has attained a four-year degree or higher in real estate from an
accredited institution of higher education is exempt from the post-license education
requirements. - ANS- The statement is true. Individuals who have attained a four-year
