If a licensee fails to renew an active or voluntary inactive license before the expiration date (other than the first renewal), the license reverts automatically to involuntary inactive status. The licensee must complete continuing education and renew the license to either active or voluntary inactive status within the next two years. A license is placed in involuntary inactive status for no more than two years. After two years the license automatically expires (becomes null and void) by operation of law without further FREC or DBPR action.
Ninety days before expiration of an involuntary inactive license, the DBPR notifies licensees of this upcoming deadline. Once a license becomes void, the individual must reapply for licensure, retake the 63-hour prelicense course, and again pass the license exam.
Involuntary inactive licensees may activate their licenses during the two-year period following expiration of a valid current license only after satisfactorily completing FREC-prescribed courses of instruction. When a licensee has been involuntary inactive for:
• 12 months or less, licensees may satisfy the education requirement by completing 14 hours of FREC-approved continuing education; or
• more than 12 months but less than 24 months, licensees are required to complete 28 hours of a Commission-prescribed education course.
There is another situation that causes a license to be placed in involuntary inactive status. If a sales associate's broker is disciplined and as a result the broker's license is suspended or revoked, the sales associate's license will be automatically placed in involuntary inactive status. This is because a sales associate can only perform real estate services for compensation under the direction of the sales associate's employer. A sales associate's license is returned to active status as soon as a new employer is chosen and the information is filed with the DBPR.
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