Final order - unlicensed individual: where to file and within how many days?

• A. US District Court within 60 days
• B. Florida District Court of Appeals within 30 days
• C. Florida Circuit Court within 45 days
• D. The FREC within 15 days

Answer: (B)

Challenging a final order issued against an unlicensed individual by the Florida Real Estate Commission is handled through appellate review in Florida, not by going back to the agency or to a federal court. The proper path is to file a petition for writ of certiorari with the Florida District Court of Appeal within 30 days after the final order is issued. This 30-day window is the standard deadline for seeking judicial review of agency decisions in Florida. Filing with the agency itself isn’t an appeal, and filing in federal court isn’t appropriate unless there’s a federal question involved. The Florida Circuit Court isn’t the correct venue for this type of appellate review either; such challenges go to the District Court of Appeal.