What is a Voluntary Inactive Real Estate License?

Voluntary Inactive

A licensee who has qualified for a real estate license but who voluntarily chooses not to engage in the real estate business during a given period and requests such a change is placed on voluntary inactive status.

A licensee may change an active license to a voluntary inactive license status by submitting to the DBPR the proper form. Such licensees hold a current inactive license.

Voluntary inactive licensees who subsequently wish to activate their licenses may do so at any time simply by completing the proper form requesting an active license with an active broker or owner-developer. As with an active license, a licensee may renew a current voluntary inactive license indefinitely.

Voluntary inactive licensees who satisfactorily complete the prescribed continuing education courses every two years must pay the appropriate fees to qualify for renewal of a voluntary inactive license. A license that is not renewed at the end of the license period reverts automatically to involuntary inactive status, except in the case of initial licenses when post-licensing education requirements have not been completed satisfactorily.