If a licensee provides inaccurate rental information, which agency can discipline the license besides criminal penalties?

• A. Florida Real Estate Commission (FREC)
• B. Department of Business and Professional Regulation
• C. Department of Financial Services
• D. Federal Trade Commission

Answer: (A)

Disciplinary authority for real estate licensees rests with the Florida Real Estate Commission. This Commission is the body that administers and enforces Florida’s real estate license laws, and it can take actions against licensees who misrepresent or provide inaccurate information in rental situations. The kinds of discipline include suspending or revoking a license, placing the license on probation, and imposing fines or requirements for education or corrective action. Criminal penalties, if pursued, come from the state’s legal system separately, but the question asks for the agency that disciplines the license aside from those penalties. The Department of Business and Professional Regulation oversees FREC, but the actual disciplinary actions are carried out by the Real Estate Commission. The other agencies listed do not discipline real estate licensees for license-law violations.