Real Estate Licensing in Combee Settlement CDP, Florida

Who Needs a License

Under Florida law, a real estate broker or real estate salesperson must hold a valid license to engage in the business of selling, buying, exchanging, leasing, or renting real property, or offering to perform these activities for compensation.[^1]

A broker is defined as any natural person, partnership, or corporation that sells, exchanges, leases, rents, or offers to sell, exchange, lease, or rent any real property, or that advertises or holds oneself out as engaged in these activities.[^1]

A salesperson is a natural person employed by or associated with a licensed broker who performs licensed activities on the broker's behalf.[^1]

If you are performing these activities in Combee Settlement CDP without proper licensing, you are operating in violation of state law.

How to Get Licensed

Licensing in Florida is administered by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR), not by local government.

Steps to obtain a license:

1. Meet eligibility requirements — you must be at least 18 years old and a resident of Florida or have maintained a place of business in Florida.[^1]

2. Complete pre-licensing education — pass an approved real estate course (broker or salesperson level).

3. Pass the state exam — administered by a testing vendor designated by DBPR.

4. Apply through DBPR — submit your application, exam scores, and required fees directly to the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.

5. For salespersons — you must be sponsored by an already-licensed broker before you can be licensed.

Consult the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation's website for current exam schedules, approved course providers, and application procedures.

Local Requirements

Combee Settlement CDP is located in Polk County. Real estate activities are governed by state statute; there is no separate local licensing requirement for real estate brokers or salespersons operating in Combee Settlement.

Review the Combee Settlement Municipal Code for any local land-use, zoning, or property transaction ordinances that may affect real estate operations within the municipality.

Exemptions

The following are exempt from real estate licensing requirements:

• Property owners selling or leasing their own real property
• Attorneys-in-fact acting under a valid power of attorney for a property owner
• Court-appointed receivers, trustees in bankruptcy, and administrators of estates acting in their official capacity
• Employees of lending institutions arranging financing only (not sales or leases)
• Persons employed solely to manage property on behalf of the owner[^1]

State Licensing Board Contact

Florida Real Estate Commission (FREC), Department of Business and Professional Regulation
- Phone: 850-487-1395
- Website: https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/real-estate-commission/

References

[^1]: Fla. Stat. § 489.105 — Definitions

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